Tag: adoption journey

  • A New Perspective on Loss and Hope

    Get Pregnant Fast Perspective can be a curious thing, often shifting in ways we can’t predict. The pain of today may blossom into joy down the road. When Emily and I experienced the heartbreak of losing our first child during a late first-trimester miscarriage, it was, without a doubt, the most devastating moment of my…

  • The 10 Most Absurd Questions This Adoptive Family Has Encountered

    “Are you planning to tell the kids they are adopted?” It’s pretty obvious that we’re white and they’re black, right? I think if we didn’t mention their adoption, they’d catch on eventually. “Why didn’t their mom keep them? They’re so beautiful!” The circumstances surrounding our kids’ adoption had nothing to do with their appearance. They…

  • 20 Insights I Wish I Had Before Embracing Adoption

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    Get Pregnant Fast Just like first-time parents-to-be who blissfully overlook the challenges of childbirth, my partner and I sat through numerous adoption workshops, exchanging knowing glances. “It won’t be that way for us,” our smiles seemed to say. Yet, it turned out to be quite similar. Even the well-informed adoption professionals couldn’t prepare us for…

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