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This blog post has been housed in my head since I heard This American Life’s Episode 498 a few weeks ago. You can listen here . On our way...

In the past week, race has flooded the public discussion. The outcome of the Trayvon Martin case was frustrating and disheartening. I felt a...

While most Americans were celebrating our country’s independence on July 4th, my family woke in the wee hours of the morning to make a pilgr...

I remember the pain of missing my father. He was in Vietnam at the time of my third birthday. My mother would send audio tapes to hi...

Summer brings sunshine, happiness (from the sunshine) and movies! This summer in the spirit of my daughter (aka #feminist9YO), I have vowed ...

My parenting could be described as a “fly by the seat of my pants” philosophy. Before I became a parent, I read parenting books and made not...

Last month, I wrote about the Supreme Court case , ADOPTIVE COUPLE, PETITIONERS v. BABY GIRL.  This morning, the Supreme Court reversed the ...

Dr. Raible’s words still echo at different points in my days and weeks. One very powerful set of statements keeps playing. “We are the s...

Yesterday, my vitals were up. Tense muscles, fast pulse, furrowed brow, and a hurting heart. This blog post by Teaching Underground poppe...

Radio Lab this week covered this story on adoption. I encourage you to listen to the end. There are hard stories from our past, and frig...