Adoptive Parents Archives – Page 9 of 14

Normal Is a Washing Machine Cycle

“Normal is a washing machine cycle,” I often joke with those worrying that turning to adoption will defeat their dream [...]

Robin2018-01-03T10:18:37-05:00Aug 16, 2016|Categories: Adoptive Parents|Tags: adopt, adoption, family, parenthood|7 Comments

New Jersey adoption and the Jersey Shore – the two were linked improbably for me the day that my husband [...]

Robin2018-01-03T10:18:37-05:00May 31, 2016|Categories: Adoption Attorney, Adoptive Parents|Comments Off

A birth mother discusses adoption honestly and passionately in an interview with me this week. Jackie, an articulate 23-year-old, who [...]

Robin2018-01-03T10:18:37-05:00Apr 29, 2016|Categories: Adoptive Parents, Birth Mother|Tags: adopt, adoption|4 Comments

Reflecting on the adoption highlights of 2015, I found that two events created fitting bookends to the year in adoption: [...]

Fleischner2018-01-03T10:18:37-05:00Dec 28, 2015|Categories: Adoptive Parents, LGBT, Open Adoption|Comments Off

I never thought I would be honored by Congress for my life’s work as an adoption attorney, but that’s just [...]

Fleischner2018-01-03T10:18:37-05:00Oct 15, 2015|Categories: Adoptive Parents|Comments Off