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What Becoming a Parent Really Does to Your Happiness

By Paul Bloom — 2021

Research has found that having children is terrible for quality of life—but the truth about what parenthood means for happiness is a lot more complicated.

Read on www.theatlantic.com

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Adoptive Moms: Common Emotions and Coping Skills

Now that the newness of motherhood has worn off, you feel down, and you can’t stop asking yourself why. You didn’t expect to feel anything other than happiness.

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Patience Bramlett
2019
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How Can I Find an LGBTQ-Friendly Adoption or Foster Care Agency?

More and more adoption agencies are working to implement the policies and practices necessary to welcome the LGBTQ community.

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The Human Rights Campaign
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In Good Faith? U.S. Legal Battle Over Gay Adoption Intensifies

When Fatma Marouf and her wife Bryn Esplin decided to foster refugee children in their home state of Texas, being rejected because of their sexual orientation never crossed their minds.

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Oscar Lopez
2020
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“A Little Girl We Barely Know Is Coming to Live with Us”: How One Writer, Unexpectedly, Became a Father

As we pack up her things—some clothes, diapers, and a few stuffed animals—a realization hits me: A little girl we barely know is coming home to live with us.

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Bill Clegg
2020
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What to Know Before Adopting a Child

There are three main paths to adopting. The route you choose will be based on personal, legal and financial factors.

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David Dodge
2020
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