by Tobin Walsh
When I asked Kathy Ledesma, the National Project Director of AdoptUSKids, to share a story about how adoption has impacted her life, she did not hesitate. Ledesma recalled a memory from her time as the Adoption Program Manager for the Continue reading If You Can’t Be Perfect, Be Interested – Talking Adoption with Kathy Ledesma of AdoptUSKids
When spreading the awareness of National Adoption Month during November, I try to stay away from the daunting statistics that tell the story of too many kids in the system that too few families are willing to enter. Talking about Continue reading Three Ways I Avoided Being Initially Overwhelmed By The Prospect Of Adopting
October’s color was hot pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Hot pink was everywhere – whether on the cleats of N.F.L. players or on the bright socks of the girls’ softball team that I watch practice while waiting for Continue reading During National Adoption Month, Just Ask
November is National Adoption Month and, in celebration, The Good-Bad Dad wants to hear about your experiences with adoption and foster care. Your story can inspire others so please consider sharing. Possible story ideas could be: -How has adoption impacted Continue reading Share Your Adoption Experience To Celebrate National Adoption Month!
When my wife and I started our adoption process, I felt like an oddball – an adoption misfit. You see, I didn’t fit into any of the preconceived groups of people who, I assumed, adopted. I had categorized the adoption Continue reading There Are No Adoption Oddballs
I am tasked with raising a strong black man and I’m afraid that I’m failing. Please don’t misunderstand, my son is great. Yosef is bright, charming, sweet and hardworking. By most normal standards, I’m doing well to raise a solid Continue reading Can A White Guy Raise A Strong Black Man?
The story of Simone Biles should have reignited an open discussion about the gift of adoption. Biles was adopted by her biological grandparents. Her story, like that of so many adoptive families, is one of triumph though struggle – of Continue reading As Simone Biles Wins Gold, Let’s Puncture the Adoption Circle of Silence
As my kids grow, it has been rewarding to see them develop a style all their own. My kids are all unique and I enjoy each of their idiosyncrasies’. Their interests and personalities are diverse – making life interesting and, Continue reading Building Bridges Through Adoption’s Unknowns
The gray clouds of uncertainty are omnipresent in adoption. I have come to accept this as fact. All parents experience unpredictability, but adoption amplifies it. The exaggerated uncertainty for me is a result of self-doubt and the constant fear of Continue reading Uncertainty Is The Only Adoption Certainty
Our referral picture read “Yosef”, but to us the little Ethiopian boy in the photo was our Camdyn. He was Camdyn until shortly before we traveled to meet him. Now nearly nine years removed from that time, I’m eternally grateful Continue reading Renaming Camdyn: Why We Kept My Son’s Birth Name