Madonna’s life seems glamorous 24/7 — she’s a pop star of the highest degree and has been successful in so many ventures. However, that’s not to say that Madonna’s life is perfect. She recently opened up to People.com about being a mother and the emotional stress and lows of adopting her children from Malawi. Madonna […]
Mickey and Parents Surprise Kids With Adoption Day News
Janelle (12) and Elijah (10) have been living with Courtney and Tom Gilmour for the last three years and were excited to find out that they would soon be adopted by the Gilmours. However, the two kids weren’t aware of the exact date of their adoption. The Gilmours decided to take the whole family to […]
Madonna Has Adopted 4-Year-Old Twin Sisters From Malawi: “I am Overjoyed”
By Kaitlin Stanford It’s official: Madonna has added to her brood (times two!). The singer announced on Instagram Wednesday that she’d recently adopted two orphaned sisters from Malawi, in a heartfelt post to her 8.7 million followers. Though their names have yet to be released, PEOPLE reports that the sisters are 4-year-old twins. Madonna posted a sweet photo of herself walking […]
Five Children’s Books That Celebrate Adoption
By: Amber Leventry For the last 15 years, the Saturday before Thanksgiving has also been known as National Adoption Day. This one day in November is not just a Saturday to tackle the grocery list, prepare the house for holiday guests, or pack the car for a trip to see relatives. It is a day–this […]
A Mother’s Quest For A Freedom Flight
Gift Guide
A Ghost that Haunts Me
By: Lauren Jankowski Not that long ago, I was reviewing some work and got distracted by a common element that turns up in just about every story I’ve written: separated siblings. It struck me because although this was completely unintentional, it clearly reflects an important, but still unknown, part of my life. As I’ve previously […]
National Adoption Month: Prisms
Matchmaker Matchmaker Make Me A Match
Constructing a Family
By Lauren Jankowski Recently I led a discussion in my Gender and Culture class on a chapter from “Families We Choose” by Kath Weston. The chapter was entitled “Exiles from Kinship” and it was about how the Bay Area gay and lesbian community began constructing their own families in the 80s. These created families challenged […]
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