Some part of me thought that we wouldn’t get here. I wouldn’t let myself actually look this far into the future and see this day. This 5 year old girl standing before me, strong and growing and shining with light, I didn’t think I’d see her. It’s given me new hope, if we can reach …
There is a stigma to special needs adoptions, but it’s not what you may think. The stigma belongs to the birth parents, labelled as selfish, heartless or weak. It’s an easy assumption to make, a way to blame. When we first got the call about Lily, those were the thoughts that ran through my head. …
Shortly after Lily came home, Jess was talking to a woman who said to her, “I’ve heard about people like you.” A little taken aback, for a moment Jess wasn’t entirely sure which of the “like you” categories the woman was referring to – lesbians or parents who had chosen a child with Down Syndrome. …
We took some time after Paxton to just settle for a bit. After all of the rushing, we didn’t want to keep pushing ahead and were obviously scared about more heartbreak. We needed the time to reflect and figure out what to do differently the next time. We knew that there would be a next …
12 months after camp ended, we were back again. It was a completely different experience leading up to our time away; I felt like a teenager who aches to be back at summer camp all through the school year because that’s where she really belongs. I couldn’t wait to get back and see everyone and …
5 years. Since just after that horrible day 4 years ago, the goal has been 5 years. “Take her home and grow her,” they told us, “if the day comes when she needs a heart-lung transplant, the success rate improves dramatically once a child is 5.” It seemed impossible. 5 years felt more like a …