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Alexandra Christensen
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Jul 13
This Is Not Your Typical Birthmother’s Story
I wanted kids my whole life, yet I placed my twins in an…
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Phil Cody
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Jun 22
A Child’s Life, Seen Through a Trash Bag
All of his worldly possessions bundled into a bin liner. A…
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Phil Cody
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May 28
Soft Reminder
This was a staring contest with the devil and there was only going to be one winner.
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Patricia Ann Knight Meyer
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Apr 1
Walking on Easter Eggshells with My Adoptive Family
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Mindy Stern
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Mar 28
Adoption, Abuse, Acceptance: Finally Saying What I Find So Difficult To Speak.
Coming to terms with…
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Sharon Johnson
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Mar 6
Memoir
When Adoption Reunification Goes Bad
We didn’t have happily-ever-after
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Alexandra Christensen
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Mar 4
My First Miraculous Healing Occurred During One of the Best Moments Of My Life
How I almost missed my…
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Lisa S. Gerard
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Mar 3
MENTAL HEALTH | ADOPTION
One Hour With The Stranger Who Happened to Birth Me
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Jennifer Marla Pike
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Feb 6
Family, Adoption, and Love
The day my daughter called her ‘doption ‘pointment
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Lisa S. Gerard
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Jan 27
FAMILY DYNAMICS | ADOPTION
My Daughter’s Nephew is Also Her Brother
Things may not be…
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