36 days ago by Demeter

Over the next day or two I seemed to go through more anxiety, panic, depression and worry than ever before. The abuse from mother and Casey via the telephone didn't help matters. They'd call me and as soon as I answered the phone they'd start screaming all kinds of angry words at me that I really co ...

36 days ago by The adopted ones

I would like to tell you the story of Julie Julie was born back in the 1960′s and immediately surrendered for adoption and soon after she was adopted by a wonderful and loving family. She was raised with all necessities of life, as well as having the opportunity to pursue her educational dreams whic ...

39 days ago by The adopted ones

Okay so I am not a reader if tabloids or entertainment news as I really have better things to do than that – you know like enjoy living my own life instead of reading gossip magazines. I did a google search for adoption and came upon this. Holy Cow Really? You think this is okay? What were people th ...

39 days ago by The adopted ones

I grew up with parents who were old enough to be my friends grandparents. Come to find out decades later they were about the same age as my biological grandparents. Just wanted to see how many other adoptees had parents the same age of their peers grandparents, or their biological grandparents? I an ...

43 days ago by Demeter

When the Catholic Charities lady showed up I was beside myself with stress and emotion. Her name was Mona and was a beautiful young woman in her early thirties. Her youth put me at ease almost immediately. She was just old enough for me to think her wise and helpful, but just young enough for me to ...

44 days ago by afth

Being a mother can be stressful. But admitting that you sometimes need a break can be hard, given the expectations that society has for the “perfect” mother. Not to mention how long and hard you have worked through infertility to finally achieve your goal of being a mother. A survey of some 25,000 m ...

45 days ago by The adopted ones

One of the things I love about old TV Shows and Movies is that there is always a moral to the story. The Honeymooners was no exception and one of the shows we watched as a family. It usually produced plenty of laughs. The other day I found this episode, one that aired on The Jackie Gleason Show in 1 ...

50 days ago by Lisa Marie

Dear AFAAD Community of Members & Supporters, What a year 2011 has been for us! We have been blessed to continue much of our outreach work, our educational workshops, discussions, presentations and support of films and artistic productions. We supported adoptee performer Rock Wilk’s Broke Wide Open ...

50 days ago by The adopted ones

I did a quick search on the posts I have done that mention Ethiopia and the number is huge. Today, there is an interesting story in “ The Atlantic” well worth reading. Adoption Inc: How Ethiopia’s Industry Dupes Families and Bullies Activists. Go read the article. Tell me why the industry is still n ...

50 days ago by In Blind Faith

I was hoping with it getting so close to Christmas that things wouldn't throw me off, I was hoping to survive Christmas like I always do...quietly wishing Ashley was with me during the holidays. But it looks like this year that won't happen because it is a freakishly small world. I have written befo ...