April 22, 2016
Adoption News Roundup
Happy Friday!
We’ve made it!
Ease yourself into the weekend with some fun and fascinating reads. These are a few of the articles that have inspired us this week…
5 things this adoptive mama wishes she knew BEFORE she started her adoption journey. Including: “We tend to think only about getting a baby so we can be parents when we start out in adoption. I urge you to think past that pain, and to the point of being a parent. The agreements you make in adoption will be important to your child. Respect their birth family and be faithful to the agreements that you make, whether that be sending letters and pictures, or the number of visits you agree to a year. Make it happen because in the end the only person your child will be upset with if you don’t is you.”
What unconditional love looks like in an adoptive family. This photo-series is absolutely stunning.
Feeling like you want to contribute more to the adoption world, but don’t know where to start? Here are 7 different ways you can volunteer in adoption!
The shaping of identity: gender as a creative force, not a constraint. “I know I can’t build a wall between her and the world. The world is inside our family. The world is inside our house. It’s inside me. I can only hope that her gender feels like a creative force, not a constraint — like something to play with, rather than something to be restricted by. I want that for her, and I realize I want that for me.”
Hello, meet the sweetest garbage man in the universe.
This mother shares the story of her adopted son, who has Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and why we need to praise our little ones for the challenges they overcome. “I ask that each of you celebrate the little victories in your own children. Don’t let others beat you down. If you see a family struggling in public with their child – celebrate them! Celebrate that they made it to the store and they are doing their very best. Don’t assume a challenging child is bad or misbehaving. They have a story, too. Educate your children on acceptance and how to make every child feel included.”
“Why finding adoptive parents to adopt my baby was the best decision.” This brave birth mother goes all in, sharing her story and why she made the decision she did. Such a valuable article, sharing such a valuable perspective!