I remember everything like it was yesterday. I remember the first time the birth mother called us on the phone, as my friend was driving us to my parents house for Passover. I remember the birth mom calling and saying she had seen some blood in her urine and why didn’t we get ready to […]
Parenting Stories
My #Adoption “How To” Can Work For Everyone! #parenting #family
Adoption How To: 1. Try to join a support group in your area. 2. Consider an agency or foster care/foster adopt. 3. Interview adoption lawyers. 4. Interview social workers. 5. Referrals for any of the above are always helpful. 6. Do not be intimidated by the process, don’t give up! How we did it: 1. […]
Retelling Our Son His Birth Story on His 15th Birthday! #adoption #parenting #family #gayparents
May 28, 2003 we got the phone call. Something was happening. Be ready she said, I do not think I will make it to my scheduled C-section! We changed our flight and flew to Arizona and drove to the hospital. We met our birth mom for the first time. The next morning we went back […]
When The Son With Two Dads Asks: Do I Have a Mom? #HappyMothersDay #MothersDay
(Updated from an earlier post from 2012! There is a fairy above our heads in the picture above, but no pun was intended!) When you are in a same sex marriage with an adopted son, this is a question that is bound to come up. I have not read the books and I don’t know […]
We Have Seen Enough Tobacco Ads, Get Them Out of Sight! @TobaccoFreeNYS #ad #SeenEnoughTobacco #IC
This post was sponsored by Tobacco Free New York State as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. All opinions expressed in my post are my own. It is of primary importance to me and my family that smoking among our youth be reduced. We have a 14 year old son, and the more […]
Run, Don’t Walk To The Next #BiggestBabyShower in a City Near You! Schedule Inside! @bigcitymoms #ad
I attended the NY edition of the Biggest Baby Shower presented by Big City Moms, this past Wednesday, and it was as fabulous as ever! This event is a must for everyone who is pregnant, thinking of having a baby, or a parent. All the major brands are here for all your baby needs, all […]
Passover Pictures, w/Explanation & w/Linky! #Passover #Holidays
I love pictures of my son, Paul, and my dad, Paul. Here you see them delivering food from the third floor in my brother’s house, to the main floor dining room. Yes, my folks live with my brother, and my mom gave up being in charge of the Passover seders, but still makes massive amounts […]
Your Child Has a Secret Instagram Account, Updated! And More Scary Apps! #Finsta #Instagram #SocialMedia #Parenting
It all started as I was searching through my son’s phone and the various social apps he had downloaded. I noticed he was following the daughter of a friend of mine and she had two accounts! I was surprised, confused, and inquisitive. I found out that most of my son and his friends all had […]
HAPPY CHANUKAH! w/Linky #Chanukah #Hannukah #HappyHolidays
More pics, taken from around the Internet:
Throwback- My Son Loves the Liberty Science Center! w/Linky! @LibertySciCtr
Your Child Has a Secret Instagram Account, And You Had No Idea! #Finsta #Instagram #SocialMedia #Parenting
Wake up parents, you have been had. Your child has two Instagram accounts. One is rated G/PG, and the other is not. What should you do? Have you downloaded the Finsta App? This is no longer the latest craze among teenagers in middle school and high school. Kids have a “cover” Instagram account that is […]
November is National Adoption Month! See My “How To Adopt” Guide! #adoption #parenting #adopt
We became daddies over 14 years ago! Paul was born in late May. Three days later the birth mom signed the papers and we were on our way out of town waiting for the state papers to be filed, we needed those to take our son to our home state. The NY court signing a […]
Why I Got Involved With The #LoveOverBias Campaign From @ProcterGamble! With Surprise Olympic Medalist Guests! #ad
On Nov 1, marking 100 days until the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, P&G launched “Love Over Bias – The film imagines what the world could be like if we all saw each other through a mom’s eyes. This video brings many folks to tears, I suspect because so many people […]
