JANUARY 21, 2010 10:45AM
By john blumenthal
Topics: doodie, pet store, glad sandwich bags, ziplock, champaign flute, vet, tapeworm, schatzi, dostoyevsky, diarrhea, daughter, therapy, nuts, walking, trees, fire hydrants, adoption, rescue, poodle, schnauzer, schnoodle, dog poop, pet story, fish, dogs, cats, canaries, pets, noir movies, proust, steinway, chopin, science, family, comedy, animals
FEBRUARY 16, 2011 10:46AM
By Linda Seccaspina
Topics: losing your religion, unwed mothers, adoption, street walkers, church, hookers, minister, white slave trade, adoption, quebec, teen moms, 16 and pregnant, baby broker, adoption, peacock babies, springer babies, rosen babies, hightower babies, montreal black market babies, cole babies, butterbox babies, belief/religion, books, family
JANUARY 7, 2009 1:15PM
By Kristi Myers
Topics: preemie, science, health, family, adoption, poverty, arc, public assistance, welfare, ssi, social security, counseling, physical therapy, occupational therapy, cerebral palsy, cp, mental retardation, developmental disability, disability, prematurity
FEBRUARY 21, 2011 6:56AM
By Joan H.
Topics: daughters and mothers, adoption, abortion, pro-choice, planned parenthood, not my usual fare
OCTOBER 29, 2009 5:59PM
By Kent Pitman
Topics: politics, birth control, catholic, keeper, keep, immoral, moral, unethical, ethical, irresponsible, responsible, public option, universal coverage, health insurance, health care, children, child, raise, care for, afford, economics, financial, finances, carry to term, unwanted pregnancy, unwanted child, pro-abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, adoption, abortion, pregnancy, pregnant, unwanted
JULY 31, 2009 1:38PM
By The Yellow Starlings
Topics: birdsong, music, drumming, lullaby, blanket, nest, curious cat, catnap, window watching, hand-feeding, feathers, gender stereotypes, sexing a starling, splashing, firsts, survival, resilience, jealousy, only child, siblings, starlings, fledglings, birds, wildlife, franny, zooey, mother, father, parenting, rescue, family, imprinting, open call, pets, adoption
MARCH 13, 2011 2:36PM
By divorcedpauline
Topics: divorce, custody, adoption, parental alienation, blogging, etiquette
MAY 9, 2009 4:08PM
By Verbal Remedy AKA Denise
Topics: open call, adoption stories, adoption, mother's day
OCTOBER 22, 2010 1:08PM
By caroline marie
Topics: parenting, parenting, adoption, adoption
FEBRUARY 24, 2009 12:07PM
Topics: yipee, whoo hooo, adoption, reunion
FEBRUARY 20, 2010 9:13PM
Topics: crisis, family, bullying, letters, drugs, birth mothers, adoption
JULY 10, 2009 6:42PM
Topics: starlings, orphans, birds, wildlife, franny, zooey, mother, father, parents, rescue, family, fledglings, imprinting, coincidence, grace, meow, open call, pets, adoption, cat, non-native invasive species
MARCH 5, 2011 1:33PM
Topics: adoption, ptsd, anxiety, zoloft
FEBRUARY 10, 2010 11:31PM
By iamsurly
Topics: as bob barker always says remember to spay and neuter your pets folks, duggar family, people magazine, adoption, invitro, how many kids is too many kids, octomom, no one needs those kind of stretch marks, belief/religion, open call, jon and kate plus 8, jon gosselin, kate gosselin, nadya suleman
MARCH 12, 2010 5:20PM
Topics: fairy tale friday, open call, adoption, drugs, family
AUGUST 22, 2009 6:03PM
Topics: safe landing, first flight, hop, liftoff, feathers, wings, firsts, siblings, starlings, fledglings, birds, wildlife, franny, zooey, mother, father, parenting, rescue, family, open call, pets, adoption, milestones, journal, community, vulnerable, flight cage, working mother, babies, leap of faith, the ant brigade, independence, growing up, children, mama’s and daddy’s babies, whirligigs, freedom
APRIL 24, 2009 10:27PM
By Procopius
Topics: family, adoption
JANUARY 4, 2010 7:15PM
Topics: politics, adoption, unethical, moral, immoral, keep, keeper, catholic, birth control, dui, dwi, drunk driving, accident, crash, welfare, jail, prison, lost job, losing job, adopted, ward of the state, foster child, foster children, unwanted, pregnant, pregnancy, abortion, pro-life, pro-choice, pro-abortion, unwanted child, unwanted pregnancy, carry to term, finances, financial, economics, afford, care for, raise, child, children, health care, health insurance, universal coverage, public option, responsible, irresponsible, ethical
MAY 21, 2009 11:59PM
By Lisa Kern
Topics: pets, dogs, adoption, finding love again, she really is a perfect dog, animals, family
AUGUST 12, 2010 4:26PM
By bethybug
Topics: mothers, daughters, relationships, death, divorce, abandonment, adoption, loss, grief, family
Salon.com
I’m Obsessed with My Dog’s Bowels
JANUARY 21, 2010 10:45AM
By john blumenthal
Topics: doodie, pet store, glad sandwich bags, ziplock, champaign flute, vet, tapeworm, schatzi, dostoyevsky, diarrhea, daughter, therapy, nuts, walking, trees, fire hydrants, adoption, rescue, poodle, schnauzer, schnoodle, dog poop, pet story, fish, dogs, cats, canaries, pets, noir movies, proust, steinway, chopin, science, family, comedy, animals
16 and Pregnant When Reality TV was Just Black and White
FEBRUARY 16, 2011 10:46AM
By Linda Seccaspina
Topics: losing your religion, unwed mothers, adoption, street walkers, church, hookers, minister, white slave trade, adoption, quebec, teen moms, 16 and pregnant, baby broker, adoption, peacock babies, springer babies, rosen babies, hightower babies, montreal black market babies, cole babies, butterbox babies, belief/religion, books, family
We became "poor" to help our daughter
JANUARY 7, 2009 1:15PM
By Kristi Myers
Topics: preemie, science, health, family, adoption, poverty, arc, public assistance, welfare, ssi, social security, counseling, physical therapy, occupational therapy, cerebral palsy, cp, mental retardation, developmental disability, disability, prematurity
Planned Parenthood and Me
FEBRUARY 21, 2011 6:56AM
By Joan H.
Topics: daughters and mothers, adoption, abortion, pro-choice, planned parenthood, not my usual fare
My Brother Is Pregnant
OCTOBER 29, 2009 5:59PM
By Kent Pitman
Topics: politics, birth control, catholic, keeper, keep, immoral, moral, unethical, ethical, irresponsible, responsible, public option, universal coverage, health insurance, health care, children, child, raise, care for, afford, economics, financial, finances, carry to term, unwanted pregnancy, unwanted child, pro-abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, adoption, abortion, pregnancy, pregnant, unwanted
A Room of Their Own
JULY 31, 2009 1:38PM
By The Yellow Starlings
Topics: birdsong, music, drumming, lullaby, blanket, nest, curious cat, catnap, window watching, hand-feeding, feathers, gender stereotypes, sexing a starling, splashing, firsts, survival, resilience, jealousy, only child, siblings, starlings, fledglings, birds, wildlife, franny, zooey, mother, father, parenting, rescue, family, imprinting, open call, pets, adoption
The Day a Rabid Pack of Salon Readers Tore Me Apart
MARCH 13, 2011 2:36PM
By divorcedpauline
Topics: divorce, custody, adoption, parental alienation, blogging, etiquette
A Tale of Two Mothers
MAY 9, 2009 4:08PM
By Verbal Remedy AKA Denise
Topics: open call, adoption stories, adoption, mother's day
Adopting an Older Kid Vs. Raising One From Scratch
OCTOBER 22, 2010 1:08PM
By caroline marie
Topics: parenting, parenting, adoption, adoption
Seeing my Father Tonight
FEBRUARY 24, 2009 12:07PM
By Verbal Remedy AKA Denise
Topics: yipee, whoo hooo, adoption, reunion
Birth Mothers & Boogey Men
FEBRUARY 20, 2010 9:13PM
By caroline marie
Topics: crisis, family, bullying, letters, drugs, birth mothers, adoption
When They Were Orphans
JULY 10, 2009 6:42PM
By The Yellow Starlings
Topics: starlings, orphans, birds, wildlife, franny, zooey, mother, father, parents, rescue, family, fledglings, imprinting, coincidence, grace, meow, open call, pets, adoption, cat, non-native invasive species
My Daughter is on Zoloft
MARCH 5, 2011 1:33PM
By caroline marie
Topics: adoption, ptsd, anxiety, zoloft
From the Realm Of Things I Do Not Understand: Reproduction
FEBRUARY 10, 2010 11:31PM
By iamsurly
Topics: as bob barker always says remember to spay and neuter your pets folks, duggar family, people magazine, adoption, invitro, how many kids is too many kids, octomom, no one needs those kind of stretch marks, belief/religion, open call, jon and kate plus 8, jon gosselin, kate gosselin, nadya suleman
The Dream of the Beautiful Boy
MARCH 12, 2010 5:20PM
By caroline marie
Topics: fairy tale friday, open call, adoption, drugs, family
Taking Flight
AUGUST 22, 2009 6:03PM
By The Yellow Starlings
Topics: safe landing, first flight, hop, liftoff, feathers, wings, firsts, siblings, starlings, fledglings, birds, wildlife, franny, zooey, mother, father, parenting, rescue, family, open call, pets, adoption, milestones, journal, community, vulnerable, flight cage, working mother, babies, leap of faith, the ant brigade, independence, growing up, children, mama’s and daddy’s babies, whirligigs, freedom
Happy Adoption Day!
APRIL 24, 2009 10:27PM
By Procopius
Topics: family, adoption
My Brother’s Reality Intrudes
JANUARY 4, 2010 7:15PM
By Kent Pitman
Topics: politics, adoption, unethical, moral, immoral, keep, keeper, catholic, birth control, dui, dwi, drunk driving, accident, crash, welfare, jail, prison, lost job, losing job, adopted, ward of the state, foster child, foster children, unwanted, pregnant, pregnancy, abortion, pro-life, pro-choice, pro-abortion, unwanted child, unwanted pregnancy, carry to term, finances, financial, economics, afford, care for, raise, child, children, health care, health insurance, universal coverage, public option, responsible, irresponsible, ethical
Bringing Home Bailey: Adopting our Pre-Loved Dog
MAY 21, 2009 11:59PM
By Lisa Kern
Topics: pets, dogs, adoption, finding love again, she really is a perfect dog, animals, family
1997: Year of Bad Whine
AUGUST 12, 2010 4:26PM
By bethybug
Topics: mothers, daughters, relationships, death, divorce, abandonment, adoption, loss, grief, family