My black daughter was driving with a learner’s permit when Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were killed by cops. As white parents, we struggled with knowing how to help her process. This is our experience.… Continue Reading
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The Hardest Resolution I’ve Ever Made: Stop Parenting From Fear
What does it mean to parent from fear and what can we do instead?… Continue Reading
Adoption FAQ #1: Why do you seem to hate adoption?
I’ve received some very specific, pointed questions about my stances on adoption lately. It’s no surprise. Now that my children are older and I have been steeped in some aspect of adoption as an adoptive parent since the year 2000 (and my whole life as the daughter of a birth-mother), both my opinions and my writing… Continue Reading
Step-parent Adoptions: The Forgotten Cog in the Adoption Wheel?
People who are aware of the need for sincere adoption reform would be appalled by parts of my personal adoption story. They would gasp at how my adoption meant I was cut off completely from my family of origin; how my adoptive father did not allow us to even acknowledge that we were not biologically connected… Continue Reading
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