In some ways, I think asking for help with the kids is harder for adoptive parents. We feel that we chose this, so we should be able to do it ourselves. Or we worry that others will think we shouldn’t have adopted. Or we are extra-sensitive about our self-image as parents, since we had to prove our parental fitness to outsiders in a way most parents do not. For me, our second adoption (third child) came after I had faced a health issue. I know that a couple of people in my family were worried about our taking this on … Continue reading →