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05/26/2020
Adoption Vs. Biological Children I've heard you advise private adoption to women struggling with infertility. My husband and I have one biological daughter and one daughter through private infant adoption. Having experienced both, I wanted to share some perspective... More >>

Tags: AdoptionMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingPersonal ResponsibilityStay-at-Home Mom
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04/29/2019
I'm A Better Man Because Of You I have been listening to you for about 5 years. I think I have become a better husband and man because of it... More >>

Tags: AdoptionAttitudeHealthMen's Point of ViewParentingPersonal ResponsibilityResponse to a CallStressValues
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03/13/2019
Adoption Works As soon as my then 15-year-old daughter asked me what would make her period late, I knew she was pregnant. There was no boyfriend in sight. She had been sneaking out to see a boy she knew wasn't good enough to bring home. More >>

Tags: AdoptionDoing the Right ThingFamily/Relationships - TeensMorals/Ethics/ValuesParentingStay-at-Home MomTeen pregnancyTeens
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10/04/2018
Adoption Works As soon as my, then 15-year-old, daughter asked me what would make her period late, I knew she was pregnant. There was no boyfriend in sight. She had been sneaking out to see a boy she knew wasn't good enough to bring home... More >>

Tags: AdoptionDoing the Right ThingFamily/Relationships - TeensMorals/Ethics/ValuesParentingStay-at-Home MomTeen pregnancyTeens
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05/07/2018
Adopting a Family I first learned I would be a father via a phone call. Not that unusual, I know, but there's a twist: this was a call from a county worker. More >>

Tags: AdoptionFatherhoodFirst-time ParentMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRelativesSiblings
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08/16/2017
On The Path To An Empty Nest In a few days, my third son will be leaving for college. As I was taking a walk today, I started to get sentimental as I think about him leaving... More >>

Tags: AdoptionBehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceParentingPersonal ResponsibilityWoman Power
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08/15/2017
The Gift Of Adoption As an adopted child at just 29 days old, I realize the gift my biological mother gave so that I could be placed in the arms of loving parents and a stable home environment... More >>

Tags: AdoptionBehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceParentingPersonal ResponsibilityWoman Power
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05/11/2017
Adoption Ain't Easy I heard you talking to a lady the other day, She was 60-years-old and at 17, she placed a baby up for adoption. She said she felt shame. Your words to her were so kind... More >>

Tags: AdoptionAttitudeBehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceRelativesWomen's Point of View
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04/26/2017
Adopting a Family I first learned I would be a father via a phone call. Not that unusual, I know, but there's a twist: this was a call from a county worker. More >>

Tags: AdoptionFatherhoodFirst-time ParentMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRelativesSiblings
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02/24/2017
Children Need Fathers This morning as I was watching the my morning news show, one of the news achors had announced that she recently adopted a baby girl... More >>

Tags: AdoptionDay CareParentingSocial IssuesStay-at-Home MomValues
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