by Tobin Walsh
Would I rather have my kids be kind-hearted and sensitive or tough and relentless? I think about these types of questions when outcomes don’t go the way I’d like – particularly if I start to worry about the potential impact Continue reading The Trump Card – Teaching My Kids Strength Where I Am Weak
The care center workers interrupted my son’s nap so that we could meet him for the first time almost nine years ago. In that moment, the little boy in the grainy Polaroid was finally ours. There was no more paperwork Continue reading When The Child In The Picture Is FINALLY Home – 3 Post-Adoption Tips
Five kids are dead in Chattanooga simply by virtue of stepping onto their bus and sitting in their assigned seats as their school day ended. I’m outraged! How can this happen? There should be seat-belts on all buses – as Continue reading Turning Outrage Into Action in the Wake of Chattanooga’s Bus Tragedy
“It’s time to go.” I say that phrase every day – multiple times per day maybe. Most evenings, those words make no impact on my kids’ hurry in packing up their backpacks to retreat home, or to quicken their pace Continue reading ‘Together We Rise’ To Help Foster Kids
Patricia Dischler placed her son, Joe, for adoption nearly 30 years ago and, as we talk, I recognize that time has not healed the pain of that decision. She explains, “I tell the story of walking out of the hospital Continue reading Forgotten No Longer: A Birth Mother’s Story With Patricia Dischler
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
“Not again!” I’m both anxious and livid as I stare at my silent phone. I’m two minutes into the start of an interview with Seton O’Connor of The Dan Patrick Show and we’ve been disconnected twice. Suddenly, though, my phone Continue reading Seton O’Connor of The Dan Patrick Show – The Dude, The Dad, The Danette
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