Family Welcomes Little Girl, 6, into Their Home Through Foster Care. They Waited 13 Years to Officially Adopt Her (Exclusive)

"If I got to choose my parents, I would choose you guys in every lifetime," Allie Allison wrote in a now-viral TikTok ...
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian

Adoption is the greatest gift a parent can give a child in need

I never understood adoption jokes growing up. As an adoptee, I could not grasp what was wrong with being adopted. To me, being adopted meant that I had a loving family who wanted me and loved me just ...
The Nation on MSNOpinion

We Need to Tear Down the Adoption Industry

Adoption as practiced in the US is rooted in racism, imperialism, colonialism, and outright abduction. It’s time to do ...
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My parents kept my adoption a secret. At 47, I discovered a whole new family

Growing up, holidays usually meant just dinner for the three of us: my mom, dad and me. I would sit dutifully at the table for the required timeframe before scurrying off to one of my friend’s houses ...
The Cheat Sheet

Catelynn Lowell Says Carly’s Adoptive Parents Have Closed the Adoption Completely: What Was the Initial Agreement?

Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra are unique among the Teen Mom cast. The couple opted to give their first child up for adoption at birth. Since then, for nearly 16 years ago, MTV has followed their ...

Woman Adopts Niece As She Wasn’t Wanted, Gets Told She Can’t Have More Kids To Keep Her An Only Child

While adoption is a deeply meaningful step for many people, it isn’t always a clean handover. Family-based adoptions in ...
Christian Science Monitor

The new normal in adoption: Birth parent no longer secret

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...