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The Terrifying Birth Mom Boogey-Man
Amber, from Bumber’s Bumblings is back with us today to share an incredible post her son’s birth-mom Ash wrote for her a while back on just one of the misconceptions people have about birth-parents. Ash writes honestly and candidly about one of her biggest frustrations when it comes to what people ask her and assume about her when it comes to being a birth-mom. We’re...
Read MoreOpen Adoption Chose Us
Over the last three years I’ve talked a lot about our open adoption. To anyone that asks, and really……to anyone that doesn’t. Because I love it and I’m proud of it and it’s kind of like sharing my labor story–just without epidurals, and ice diapers (I’ve heard about these from my brave friends), and extreme physical pain. And naturally, what...
Read MoreSpina Bifida, Adoption, and Sofi Rose…
Adoption. My husband and I always thought adoption was an amazing thing. For other people. We have five beautiful boys, and our plate is full. Our oldest is eighteen and our youngest is almost six. We have battled ADD with our oldest son and are currently on quite a journey with our youngest son who has Spina Bifida. You can read about him here. When we were in the beginning stages...
Read MoreOpen Adoption Chose Us.
This post was originally published over at Pink Shoes. However, in the last week I’ve received a number of e-mails from individuals regarding their readiness to adopt……and the reality of what an open adoption can and does look like. My hope in sharing it here too, is that more families will feel free to be honest about their apprehensions regarding the domestic adoption...
Read MoreMom Profile: Ashley Milford
What are the ages/gender of your children? We have 3 girls. My oldest is is 8 1?2, then 5, and the youngest is 4 1?2 (and you have to include the 1?2s. They are super important.). No you did not read that wrong. My youngest two are 6 months and 3 days apart due to the wonderful thing called adoption. How do you spend your time? I wake up early because I love the quiet in the...
Read MoreThe Daily Choice
Today’s guest contributor is Ashley Milford, who not only writes about her family at TM5, but is also involved with The Sparrow Fund, The Voice of the Orphan, and owns a baby shop called Baby Bobo. She took time out from her busy schedule to share a post with us about sisterhood, adoption, and the meaning of family. Some days I stumble upon a scene like this one and it makes my heart...
Read MoreThe Adoptive & Foster Parent Guide {A Book Review & Give-Away}
One of our new sponsors this month, Carol Lozier, is the author of a fantastically practical, applicable, and informative book on being an adoptive or foster parent. And while I will sing the merits of this book if you do happen to be an adoptive or foster parent I would also encourage any parent who might be struggling with a child who is demonstrating aggressive behavior, attachment issues, or...
Read MoreThe Scar
I was washing Li’l Empress’ face the other day after a particularly messy bout with a “peeder budder and jelly sammich.” I took an extra breath of a moment to study her face, lingering over her deep, bottomless black-brown eyes and her sweet little rosebud lips. And the scar just under her lower lip. The scar that halts my admiration of her beauty and her sweetness every...
Read MoreOrphan Care
This week our guest mom writer shares her heart on orphan care. Melissa is both an adoptee and an adoptive mom. Her piece has made me think more about adoption and the relinquishment that goes along with adoption than I have in a long time. She says she wants to make sure, “…….that people do not take lightly the act of severing a biological relationship and I also...
Read MoreBirth-Mother’s Day: Celebrating moms and open adoption.
Earlier this month, adoptive mom, Amber shared with us how fulfilling the journey of open adoption has been for her, her husband, her son, and her son’s birth-mom. This past Mother’s Day she wanted to make sure she was able to have some alone time with her son, B’s, birth mom Ash. Two friends hanging out, two women who have walked through a lot of life, and two...
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