Do I Love You Enough?
by Amber Harder
My family is formed through both adoption and birth. We adopted from Ethiopia first, then I gave birth to two more children. My relationship with my oldest daughter is complex...
My Wife’s Pregnancy May Not Be Like Your Pregnancy
Five years ago, I was pregnant with our first daughter. Initially, my wife didn’t want to carry a child, but I guess I did such a stellar job she thought...
4th Annual Bloom Event Recap
One of our passions at TCMB is to provide opportunities for moms to connect with each other, and this is one of the main reasons we love planning and providing...
Dialing Ethiopia: The Day I Called My Daughter’s Birth Mother
by Amber Harder
I suppose the journey to be in contact with our child’s birth mother started even before we were matched with our daughter. It was in the early days when whispers...
I’m Okay with Not Being First
by Cari Dugan
My husband and I have four sweet children. We adopted our youngest, domestically, 18 months ago. She is the light of our home, we all are enamored with her sweet...
What Are My Words Doing?
by Amber Harder
Words have power. What we say can help or hurt, sometimes for far longer than we intend. Even though it was years ago now, I vividly remember the day that...
The Day I Met My Daughter
by Amber Harder
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. January 24, 2012. An ordinary day for most, but for my husband and I, it was monumental. It was the day we met our daughter. The 30-month wait...
Think Before Speaking: Regarding Adoption
by Cari Dugan
Usually when I am out and about with my youngest daughter, who is adopted, I don’t get a lot of questions about our family, especially if it just her and...
How I Became a Mom: International Adoption
by Amber Harder
With Mother’s Day coming up, we’re taking this week to share stories from our own Twin Cities Moms Blog Contributors on how they became mothers. We all have unique stories, and some of...
This Is My Motherhood
by Cari Dugan
“He is mine in a way that he will never be hers, yet he is hers in a way that he will never be mine, and so together, we are...
Mom Friends In All Seasons
by Cari Dugan
About four years ago, I joined a gym for one purpose: to get healthy again. I had let my health slide after three children, and it was beginning to affect...
Asking for Help
by Cari Dugan
I’ve never liked asking for help. I mean does anyone really? When my kid’s were really tiny, (all three under five-tiny), life was crazy and chaotic. I honestly could have...
When Your Mother-in-Law Rocks
by Cari Dugan
Mothers-in law. They usually have a bad rap for being intrusive, overbearing, irritating and controlling. I have been at so many gatherings where mothers-in-law have been the center of everyone’s...
Racially-Diverse Books to Check Out
by Amber Harder
So many children’s books contain only white characters. Or if they DO include non-white characters, they are often in minor roles and are rarely found in greater numbers than the white characters. This...
