No one can ever know exactly how their lives would turn out to be. That is both the beauty and the curse of life. You can’t expect everything, and you definitely cannot prepare yourself for everything life throws at you, for better or for worse. That is why no one can know for sure what …
Seguir leyendo ‘They think giving me up was temporary’: Adopted 18-year-old cuts contact with bio parents after years of dealing with their possessive behavior, they refuse to accept it
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19-year-old finds out she’s adopted at 17, adoptive parents rage after she meets her bio mom and reveals her anger at the secret: ‘My parents treated me as ungrateful for asking questions’
While being a parent under any circumstances is a huge responsibility, there are some instances where parental duties are even heavier than usual. For obvious reasons, one example of this is those who choose to adopt children. Not only does this mean that you are agreeing to raise a child, but also that you are …
Seguir leyendo 19-year-old finds out she’s adopted at 17, adoptive parents rage after she meets her bio mom and reveals her anger at the secret: ‘My parents treated me as ungrateful for asking questions’
Girlfriend tells her 24-year-old boyfriend’s adoptive daughter 5-year-old daughter that he’s not her real dad because he’s biologically her brother: ‘I got custody of her when I was 19’
I don’t care what your family situation is: it’s not okay to tell kids that the parental figure in their life is «not their real mom» or «not their real dad.» We know that that’s not okay when a kid is adopted, but what about when they’re adopted by family members, like an aunt or …
Seguir leyendo Girlfriend tells her 24-year-old boyfriend’s adoptive daughter 5-year-old daughter that he’s not her real dad because he’s biologically her brother: ‘I got custody of her when I was 19’
Dad refuses to allow his second wife to adopt his 8-year-old daughter against her wishes, wife threatens divorce if he stands his ground: ‘I told her to divorce me then’
Being a child of divorce is hard, it’s that simple. Even when the divorce/separation is amicable, there still might be some lasting effects on a child’s psyche. Split families are unconventional relative to the American nuclear family, so it only makes sense that kids might be confused as to why mommy and daddy aren’t sleeping …
Seguir leyendo Dad refuses to allow his second wife to adopt his 8-year-old daughter against her wishes, wife threatens divorce if he stands his ground: ‘I told her to divorce me then’
Parents insist on keeping in contact with the ‘daughter’ they gave up for adoption over 20 years ago, she refuses to go along, leading to an intense confrontation: ‘You’re not my parents’
Giving up a kid for adoption is extremely challenging for everyone involved – mainly for the child and the parents. It is not something anyone would be able to understand. The decision to give up a child is final and cannot be reversed, so parents who decide to go through with that need to be …
Seguir leyendo Parents insist on keeping in contact with the ‘daughter’ they gave up for adoption over 20 years ago, she refuses to go along, leading to an intense confrontation: ‘You’re not my parents’
Foster mom says she’s glad her 9-month-old foster daughter is an orphan so she’ll be easier to adopt in front of the babies 14-year-old sister: ‘It’s so nice to adopt babies. That way they’re not all messed up and disobedient later on’
There is something extremely nefarious about fostering young children for the explicit purpose of growing your family. It is one thing to be transparently trying to adopt a young child, going to an adoption agency, or fostering kids with integrity and adopting kids you foster because it’s the right thing for them, but taking on …
Seguir leyendo Foster mom says she’s glad her 9-month-old foster daughter is an orphan so she’ll be easier to adopt in front of the babies 14-year-old sister: ‘It’s so nice to adopt babies. That way they’re not all messed up and disobedient later on’
Military husband insists on adopting 10-year-old sister, expects 23-year-old wife to become her primary caretaker: ‘I am not ready for this’
All families are complicated, and it’s all but inevitable that if you get married to someone you have to accept you are only going to be adding to your own complications. However, it’s also true that there is a fine line between supporting your partner through their issues with relatives and being made to take …
Seguir leyendo Military husband insists on adopting 10-year-old sister, expects 23-year-old wife to become her primary caretaker: ‘I am not ready for this’
‘They STOLE her baby’: Parents Trick Their 16-Year-Old Into Signing Her Baby’s Adoption Papers, Then After 24 Years of No Contact They Try to Reconcile, Daughter Flat-Out Refuses
Plenty of things are a challenge when you’re a teenager. You in the thick of discovering your personality, your style, your ideologies, and the things you like to do, the last thing any teenager needs is an over-complication clogging up the formation of their cerebral cortex–which is why it’s so gnarly if you get pregnant …
Seguir leyendo ‘They STOLE her baby’: Parents Trick Their 16-Year-Old Into Signing Her Baby’s Adoption Papers, Then After 24 Years of No Contact They Try to Reconcile, Daughter Flat-Out Refuses
Family kicks out 18-years-old foster kid, claiming ‘fostering is a business’ and that they can’t afford to support him anymore: ‘They told me it’s not personal’
Some parents are born to become foster parents to kids in need of a home. They know exactly how to ensure the foster kid feels comfortable and at home, they know how to get them to open up, and how to welcome them with open arms. It is an honest gift, and those parents truly …
Seguir leyendo Family kicks out 18-years-old foster kid, claiming ‘fostering is a business’ and that they can’t afford to support him anymore: ‘They told me it’s not personal’
Man pressures his husband’s 16-year-old son to let him adopt him, dismisses his non-biological father who passed before he was born: ‘He always brought up that it was a miracle he’s even on [the] birth certificate’
Just because a parent passes away before their baby is born doesn’t make them any less of a parent. That even applies when the late parent isn’t biologically related to the child. This story follows the son of a gay couple who never got to know his «daddy,» as he calls him. While his living …
Seguir leyendo Man pressures his husband’s 16-year-old son to let him adopt him, dismisses his non-biological father who passed before he was born: ‘He always brought up that it was a miracle he’s even on [the] birth certificate’