Pregnancy Metaphors for Adoption - Who Benefits?

Perhaps because I had one child by birth, I didn't view the adoption process in the same light as pregnancy, except for the excruciating waiting part. I didn't see the point of trying to breast feed an infant who was already 4-5 months old. I just didn't feel the need to replay the birth experience reframed via adoption. My interest was, plain and simple, in parenting.

Had I never been pregnant and/or birthed a baby? Then, I dunno. Maybe.

Check out this is a brilliant, insightful post from the KAD behind Twice the Rice.

As Good As The Real Thing

When you're done, print it out and keep it handy. Refer to it often. I promise you'll be a better parent having read it and taken its message to heart.