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Father’s Day 2020
For those hoping to become fathers through adoption or assisted reproduction, the question of what it means to be a father looms over Father’s Day. Is it nature or nurture? DNA or presence in a child’s [...]
Mother’s Day Ambivalence
Every year I am on the verge of tears during the week leading up to Mother’s Day. Watching alluring commercials pitch presents for serene mothers and their perfectly behaved kids gets me started. But my [...]
Seven Adoption Novels for Pandemic Reading
These seven adoption novels will transport you from isolation and challenge you to think about the meaning of family during the pandemic. If Only, by Jennifer Gilmore, luminously shifts back and forth in time between [...]