Are Adoptive Families REAL Families?

Dear Mardie,   Recently, I heard an interview with Olympic Gymnast Simone Biles, discussing her adoption. (Simone was legally adopted by her birth grandparents after her birth mother lost custody of she and her sister due to drug use.)  The host seemed to be...

Race and Adoption

Dear Mardie, We are white, but open to adopting a child of any race. Do mixed race children have a more difficult time in a single race household?   In today’s society, many adopted children are more than one race. Those children are often placed with loving...

Adoptive Parenting 101

Many times, adoptive parents are so focused on finding the baby, they don’t also spend time preparing to be adoptive parents.  This is completely understandable! Your journey to adoption is just that, a journey.  Your path may take twists and turns, it feel dark as...