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“’Just leave it all, sweetie. Leave the mess. I love having the mess around me because it means you all were around us today. In...
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Read more“Our kids can be well-loved and still be anxious. They can come from secure homes and still be anxious. They can be reasonably scheduled and still be...
Read moreTrisha Taylor has never been the sort of person who lets others tell her what she can and cannot do. Born with osteogenesis imperfecta, also...
Read more“I might hold you a little bit too tight. For the next few months as your excitement grows and your plans unfold, please forgive me...
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Read more“Don’t be sorry. When I tell you my son is autistic, please don’t say, ‘I’m sorry.’ ‘I’m sorry’ feels like there’s something wrong with him. Something that...
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Read moreIn October 2019, Brittany Burcham of Birmingham, Alabama, took in her first teenage foster child. At first, she was terrified, but she quickly realized that...
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Read more“If you’re a new mom, this post is for you. In the photo below, on the left, I thought I was going to be way more...
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Read moreIt took 19 long years, but Monyay Paskalides finally has what she's always wanted: a mother. Monyay entered the foster care system in Bradenton, Florida,...
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Read moreCourtesy of Ellie Whetzel "I think we can say with confidence that Leo meets all of the criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder…’ I sat on...
Read moreWhen Maxine and Jake Young of Reading, Pennsylvania, got married, they agreed they wanted at least five kids. There was just one problem: Maxine's polycystic...
Read moreIt takes someone with a big heart to become a pediatrician — not to mention to foster and adopt kids in need. Dr. Arveitta Edge...
Read moreIf gift-giving were an Olympic sport, Renèe Doby-Becht would win gold for both effort and creativity. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, mom wanted to step up her...
Read moreIf you've ever tried to lead a group of kindergartners through a corn maze, you know it's a bit like herding cats. When author Clint...
Read moreFor many, the idea of being a foster parent seems overwhelming because of the potential heartbreak involved. Thankfully, all across the country, there are people...
Read moreKids have a way of cracking their parents up even when they didn't intend to do so. Like many lucky moms, actress Jenna Fischer woke...
Read moreA baby taking their first steps is a huge developmental milestone moms and dads can't wait for their little ones to reach. But for this dad,...
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