Because this month is National Adoption Month I have asked some of my favorite bloggers to Guest Post here and tell their adoption stories. You all know my story; an international one. I thought you might want to hear from Foster Mothers, First Moms, Adoptees, and Moms who have adopted domestically. So, all month I will be bringing their stories to you.
Today we have our first Guest Post from Overwhelmed with Joy, a mother who adopted domestically. On her blog she calls him Snuggle Bug. You can also read about their foster daughter, Boo, whom they would like to adopt. …read more

From domestic to international adoptions, from first moms to adoptees, from same sex parents to transracial families…the best of the best adoption blogs out there on the internet.
General
Anti-Racist Parent
A Birth Project

Adoptive Parents
Domestic
Production, not reproduction
Plain Jane Mom Letters to a Birthmother
Gotcha Baby
Baggage and Bug
Fostering Pride
Overwhelmed with Joy
This Woman’s Work
The Other Mother
Mayhem and Magic
Peter’s Cross Station

International
My Two Boys
Salsa in China
Jesus was Not a Republican
Two Different Loves
It Only Takes One Step
Pundit Mom
A New Flower Blooms
Artificially Sweetened
Alison and Jim’s Adoption Journey
Come Undone
Now What?
Just Enjoy Him
Third Mom …read more

Despite what views our society has traditionally had on orphans and adoption I am hoping that times will change and our children won’t be referred to as orphans (because statistically I believe that most are not actually orphans and because the connotation stinks).
However, if one looks at this fabulous list of adoptees, adoptive parents, and, yes, orphans, one will see that no matter where they came from or whom they were raised by, they are extraordinary people.
Is that nature vs. nurture?