While researching a different post, I came across this question. A prospective adoption parent asked whether or not they should disclose a drug conviction. Uh, yes, definitely!

This is not the first time that I have seen questions about what potential adoptive parents should disclose, and will unlikely be the last time. How would you feel as an birth parent if you found out that you had entrusted your child to a family that had omitted important... more

This story makes me angry, and I am going to write about why it does. Bare with me, I want to be brutally honest about why this story angers me so, and many adoptive parents may thoroughly disagree with my point of view. If you are not in a mood for such frankness today, don't say that I did not warn you!

What is there to say when the child you have come to embrace as your own is taken from you?

How do you grieve for the... more

My husband mentioned the other day what a unique adoption story Nicole Richie has and suggested it as a blog topic. We saw an interview with Lionel Ritchie on television some time ago, and he discussed his daughter’s adoption.

My dear husband was blown away at the whole story about why Nicole came to be adopted by the Richies. I was astounded that Lionel Ritchie would share a story that would cast him in such a negative light. Maybe he did not realize how bad it would sound. Another possibility is that he did not care, and/or was just being honest. Nevertheless, it... more

As I was trying to come up with a Fourth of July blog, I was reminded that I have a friend whose birthday is July 4. We will be celebrating with her again this year. Marsha is a neat lady and I like her alot. She is one of the most loving and warm moms that I know. Her two children are two really bright, talented and all around great kids. We've spent a few weekends with Marsha, her husband and children at the beach the past few summers and always have a fantastic time.

We stay at a small house right on the boardwalk of a local beach. The location is unbeatable. if... more