The Open Adoption House

Imagine a house. On the outside, the grass is green, maybe there is a white picket fence. It looks serene, and picturesque. You want to live in that house, because it’s just so perfect. People keep telling you that it’s the perfect place for you to live. They keep talking …

The Downfall of Hope

“I’ve never known Mother’s Day without grief. I’ll never know it without grief. I would love to celebrate it, enjoy it, and feel the joy that everyone else seems to feel on this day. I want that. I want to know what it feels like to be a Mother who …

They Should Have Behaved Better

  So many times I’ve wondered what I could have done to make this adoption experience have a different ending. I know …

Because It’s May

“Deep breaths“, I tell myself, trying to stop my inner voice from berating my weakness. I roll over in bed, and start …