By Henry Amador-Batten I am a 52-year-old stay at home father to an extremely active and energetic four-year old. There are times throughout the course of a typical day where I just don’t know how I’ll make it to his bedtime. Sadly I have to admit that my bedtime is never too far behind and […]
Could this Gay Dad’s Adoption Search Be Nearing It’s End?
By Henry Amador-Batten I was browsing through the list of children waiting for families on our local agencies adoption site when I happened across his profile. He was five nearly turning six and there was something in his eyes that spoke to me. I can’t tell you what the connection was but it was there […]
A Gay Dad’s Grown Up Christmas List
A Gay Dad and Writer Gives Thanks
By Henry Amador-Batten This is the time of year that writers and bloggers generally love. It’s a joyful and special time that is full of wonder and memories and traditions. It makes for especially warm and receptive articles that touch our readers in those warm and fuzzy holiday ways. It’s also when we get to […]
A Gay Dad Celebrates All His Adopted Son’s Mothers
By Henry Amador-Batten November is National Adoption Month and each year during that month, I as well as countless other adoptive families share their story. We share them to raise awareness for all the thousands of children still without homes of their own lingering in the Foster Care system. We share them to add […]
A Gay Dad Wonders If The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same
A Gay Dad Looks At Himself And Wonders If This Is What Depression Looks Like.
A Gay Dad Asks, Is One Child Not Enough?
By Henry Amador Our adopting via foster care story continues here in North Carolina. As some of you know, we are licensed to take in two children and have previously expressed our willingness to adopt a sibling group. My husband wants a house full and our son will gladly say that he wants a brother […]