Adoptive Parents

Bubba and Me

Don McNay | Posted 04.09.2012

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Don McNay

Bubba's wife and son couldn't make the Masters ceremony. Instead they get the rest of their lives to have Bubba in his role as an adoptive dad. It's not as exclusive as being a Masters winner but in making any impact on the world, it's more important.

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The New Adoption Norm

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 05.21.2012

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NEW YORK -- The secrecy that long shrouded adoption has given way to openness, and only about 5 percent of infant adoptions in the U.S. now take place...

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Too Many Real Moms

Katherine Malmo | Posted 01.15.2012

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Katherine Malmo

If the biological parent is the "real" parent then what is the term for the parent who raised the child? The parent-in-practice? Parent-in-life? Bed-sheet-changer? At some point, it seems like 18 years of lunch-packing should earn a parent the title of "real," no?

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Financing Family: CNN Hero Helps Prospective Parents With Adoption Costs

Posted 07.24.2011

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After spending over $40,000 to adopt her first child, Becky Fawcett knew that other qualified families must be struggling to foot the cost to create a...

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Bio-Father Hysteria Versus Reality: A Child's True Best Interest

Robin Sax | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robin Sax

The day after his third birthday celebration, with over 100 friends and family members, little Grayson Vaughn was ripped away from his family by court order. Grayson must not be forgotten in the cracks of a broken adoption and child protection judicial system.

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Parenting and Adoption: Love and a Lot More

Sally Maslansky | Posted 11.17.2011

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Sally Maslansky

Before becoming a parent, reflecting on our own childhoods is an essential first step. What are our own unresolved issues?

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