The Next Family has partnered with Family Equality Council and our premiere sponsor, Babble for a Beach Party in honor of International Family Equality Day! Parents, kids and parents-to-be are all welcome for music, dancing, beach games and a performance for the kids. Lunch and swag bags will be provided. There is no cost to […]
By Alex Temblador This last weekend, I was speaking to someone about growing older and the different stages of life. Of course, parenting was one of the topics that we discussed, but more specifically, becoming a single parent by choice. For this person that I spoke with, becoming a single parent by choice never seemed […]
By Serge Bielanko Henry looks up at my face in the middle of his push-up to see if I’m watching him. I am. I can’t not watch him. It’s pretty much impossible. It’s around 7 in the evening and we’re both down on the rug exercising. I’ve been doing this pretty steady for the past year; no […]
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 […]
By Monique After I left the Single Mother By Choice meeting, I had made my decision. I knew this journey was going to take me and my emotions to a place that I had never been before. Having a baby was still just a thought because I was far from actually trying to have a […]
By Alex Temblador Republican presidential candidate, Ben Carson is by no means pro-LGBT, but he has now started spewing anti-modern families’ statements to the media. This morning on a Sirius XM radio interview, Carson reportedly said, “We’ve got to stop paying attention to the PC police who say every lifestyle is exactly of the same […]
By Linda Grant Conceptually, I knew what I was getting into when I made the decision to adopt a child on my own without family nearby for support. But not until I was in the throes of the day-to-day care of an infant, did I realize how hard single motherhood really is. There is no […]
By Hamid Newberry The boys woke at their mom’s house Easter morning, and after diving into their Easter baskets full of toys and candy, I picked them up at noon. This was my first holiday experience since my wife and I separated, so I got to feel the strangeness that comes with two separate celebrations […]
By Henry Amador 1. When are you going to tell him he’s adopted and how do you think he’ll take the news? We’re not, we are planning on waiting until he is either eighteen or just senses that he’s different to SURPRISE him with the news. Adoption is not a bad word, we have […]
Limited addition Marc Jacobs shrits for sale at the Marc Jacobs accessories store on Bleecker street in NYC. $24 For The Families On The Go Music for Tots As parents we all know how difficult it can be to keep track of your child’s bottles, clothes, shoes, lunch bags etc when you are out […]
