Pregnant and Locked Up

Pregnant and Locked Up

by | Aug 7, 2024 | Birth Parent

An unwanted pregnancy is bad enough, but being pregnant and locked up can make things seem even worse. After all, pregnant inmates have it rough, no matter what they’re in for. Some jails house them in separate units. At the Bexar County Jail. women who are...
Not Everyone Can Parent

Not Everyone Can Parent

by | Jun 5, 2020 | Birth Parent

Can we all stop pretending, and admit that not everyone can parent? Parent is both a noun and a verb. But just because someone can birth a child does not mean one can parent effectively. We were reminded of that this week, sadly. A 35-year-old Texas mom named Laura...
Long Time No See

Long Time No See

by | May 12, 2020 | Adoptee, Adoptive Parent, Birth Parent

The woman who showed up in our lobby to talk about open adoption was someone we’d not seen in well over a decade, so “long time no see” was about the only greeting that seemed to fit, as we struggled to put a name to the face. “Do you remember...
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