Some families are born. Others are built — deliberately, carefully, and with a quiet, enormous, life-changing decision that ...

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My husband Paul and I were in our early thirties, ecstatically married, in love with our life, and very aware of the many ways it would be turned upside down if we had kids. So we debated it. A lot. I ...

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This month, November, marks National Adoption Awareness Month. And if you're considering adoption, it's likely plenty of questions have crossed your mind. While you can research those curiosities ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. In 1978, 3-year-old Shin Song-hyuk flew from South Korea along with his sister, and probably many ...