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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!In 2004, Frank Gill opened his home as a foster parent to two young brothers. The children are adoptable, and Gill really wants to adopt them. But until today, he was not allowed to. Frank Gill is gay.
In 1977, [...]
I have to admit that I am intrigued by large families—perhaps because we have 5 children. I had a rare opportunity to watch TV this evening and I saw a few minutes of Nanny 911. The family that was featured on this episode that aired tonight has…drum roll please…43 kids.
Jim Silcock and his [...]
Most of us at one point in time have considered giving our children “back” to wherever they came from. A few parents I know have actually threatened their irritating teenagers or toddlers with such a punishment.
In Nebraska, parents of 35 children have done just that.
The idea is to reduce infanticide. Every state in the US [...]
November is National Adoption Month. If you are like most other Americans, adoption has touched you rlife in some way. And a survey conducted by the Dave Thomas Foundation reported that 39% of Americans have considered adopting themselves. Yet only 2% of families in the US actually take the leap. Why? Of course, some families [...]
Good news! If you’re an adopting parent (as my wife and I will be, hopefully in 2009…), you know the high cost associated with the adoption process. Well, if you adopted this past year, you might actually enjoy your taxes this time around!For parents who completed the adoption process in 2007, you may [...]
I don’t think I can.
A woman in Brighton, England has already given away seven babies and is willing to carry and give away another. She was reported to have said that, “I don’t love the baby and I don’t want the baby for myself - the baby is conceived for my couple.”
This is actually baffling [...]
A married British couple recently found out they were twins separated at birth. When they found out the heart wrenching news, a court immediately annulled their marriage, but it hasn’t been reported yet how long the couple was married or involved. This discovery brings up issues surrounding the rights of adopted children and children conceived [...]
Seemingly adding an interesting example to the ongoing nature and nurture debate, U.S. researchers discovered a link between IQ and whether children are in foster care or in orphanages, according to their findings from a study in Romania.
According to the study, toddlers who are removed from orphanages and placed in foster care score dramatically higher [...]
Light bulbs, check.
Cordless drill, check.
Oh, and I might as well meet my biological mother whom I haven’t seen in 22 years.
Feel free to read the whole story, it’s a doozy. But here’s the summary - Steve Flaig, 22, was given up for adoption at birth. At 18, he started the investigation into who his biological [...]
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