I Love My Children Enough to Wish I Had Never Met Them

 "Never forget that another family has to fall irreparably apart for your family to come together."

 Boston Globe

When Our Foster Child Asks If Santa Is Real...

 According to my mother, my older brother believed in Santa Claus for “too long.” 

Washington Post

The Dollhouse

On Black Friday, my father cleaned up the garden shed, neatly stacking the bags of cedar mulch, and sweeping up the pine needles which blew in whenever the door was open. 

Uncharted

Our Family Isn't What We Expected

On my first date with the man who is now my husband, I told him I planned to adopt if I couldn’t have biological children. Ten years later, we found ourselves in just that position. 
Washington Post

Cat's Cradle

The coroner ruled it an accident.
Flash Flood