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November is Adoption Month and M2M Wants to Hear From YOU

October 2, 2017

Next month is November and that means National Adoption Month! Every November I devote the whole month on Made to Mother™ for adoption stories, and I this year is no different! Get ready for a whole 30 days of stories that honor adoption…Birth mothers, adoptive mothers, adoptees, adoption-related organizations, and anyone else with a story about […]

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National Adoption Month Series – Abby’s Adoptee Story

November 3, 2016

I have three beautiful children, who apparently look just like my husband! The reason I say this is because the phrases I hear most describing my children are “She looks just like her daddy” or “Oh I know who his dad is.” Most of the time I just shrug, smile, and say “Yep,” but what […]

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November is Adoption Month and M2M Wants to Hear From YOU

October 6, 2016

Can it really be October already!? Less than one month until November and that means, National Adoption Month! For the last two years I have devoted the whole month on Made to Mother for adoption stories, and I this year is no different! Get ready for a whole 30 days of stories that honor adoption…Birth mothers, […]

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National Adoption Month Series – Ali’s Adoptee Story

November 16, 2015

I was born on June 29, 1982. My birth mom was 22 years old and had a “good head on her shoulders,” which is why they tried to convince her to keep me. They asked her if she had considered all the possible resources available, and when that didn’t work, the nurse who was the […]

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National Adoption Month Series – Courage’s Adoptee Story

November 4, 2015

This story originally appeared on OurTown by Mary Owen. It has been reposted with permission. After leaving his native Ghana, West Africa, Courage Minten is loving life in Sublimity, Oregon. “I think he’s doing amazingly well and adapting better than we expected,” said Kim Minten, mom to the boy she and her husband, Russ, adopted […]

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November is Adoption Month and M2M Wants to Hear From YOU

October 11, 2015

Can you believe it’s already October? Less than one month until November and Adoption Month will be upon us! Last year I devoted the whole month of November to adoption stories, and it was such a success, I want to do it again this year! Get ready for a whole 30 days of stories that honor adoption…Birth […]

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National Adoption Month Series: Christina’s Adoptee Story

November 20, 2014

I was born in Medellin, Colombia. My birth mother is a maid there, but I do not have any information on my birth father. Immediately after my birth I was sent to live in an orphanage in Medellin and was cared for by nuns. When I was fourteen months old I was adopted by a […]

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National Adoption Month Series: Lauren’s Adoptee Story

November 14, 2014

I was born on August 11, 1985 and adopted by my parents at five days old in Phoenix, Arizona. My birth mom was 19, not ready for a baby and even though my birth dad wasn’t in the picture, she didn’t want him to have any part in raising me, so she chose adoption. I […]

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National Adoption Month Series: Elysa’s Adoptee Story

November 9, 2014

The drive felt like it took hours even though it had only been minutes. My dad stopped the car in front of a white house, and I felt my heart stop beating for just a moment. Pink balloons decorated the inside of the garage where unfamiliar faces gathered. I took a deep breath and somehow […]

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Hi! I'm Wynter. Wife to Jonathan and mama to Chloe, Adaya and Liam. I am a writer, artist, MarCom professional, freelance editor, and an avid gardener, TV lover and chocolate-covered cherries addict. Come back here each week for new, powerful stories of motherhood from real moms across the mother spectrum. Read More…

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