Waiting To Adopt During the Holidays

About this episode

The episode discusses the emotional complexities of waiting to adopt during the holiday season.

“During the holidays, for me, it was really different each season. Sometimes I really wanted and needed the love and excitement that came from those family gatherings with all the babies everywhere. And then other times it was really hard and brought a lot...

Topics covered

• adoption
• holidays
• family gatherings
• emotional experiences
• parenting

Keywords

• adoption
• holidays
• family
• parenting
• emotions

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