“Who’s Your Real Mother?” And Other Things To Never Say To An Adoptee
"I bet your real mother was beautiful," is among some of the many statements and questions that drive adoptees batty.
Transracial Adoption: A White Mom’s Complex Journey Parenting Black Children
In the continual walk into the bizarre, bittersweet, and complex journey of transracial adoption and parenting... and in learning who I am and what I can become, I’ve evolved into someone so much more than the person the world says I should be.
A Mother’s Love: A Love Letter To The Woman Who Gave Me Away {Diggin In the MBB Crates}
Editor’s Note: This will be the 10th Mother’s Day I’ll have without her, and though I’m sure it will nowhere near as painful as the...
{Ask the Adoptive Mom} 8 Ways To Afford Adopting A Child
November is National Adoption Month and to advocate for and celebrate a family for every child, MyBrownBaby contributor Rachel Garlinghouse, adoptive mom of two brown babies,...
{Ask the Adoptive Mom} Five Practical Ways Parents Can Prepare For Transracial Adoption
November is National Adoption Month and to advocate for and celebrate a family for every child, MyBrownBaby contributor Rachel Garlinghouse, adoptive mom of two brown...
Not All Sugar Is Sweet: 10 Great Tips For Staving Off Diabetes In Black Kids
By Rachel Garlinghouse I was diagnosed with Type I diabetes at age 24, and I often say that on that day, my whole family got...
Why White People Adopt Black Children
By RACHEL GARLINGHOUSE African Americans have every reason to be suspicious of white people adopting black babies. From slavery to unethical medical experimentation to Jim...
A White Mom Wonders Whether Her Brown Babies Will Be Black Enough
By RACHEL GARLINGHOUSE A few months ago, I found myself in a state of panic. I am the proud mother of two baby girls, both...
