by Kevin Hoffman Below is a letter I recently wrote to my birth mother and below that is what I learned from writing it. ************** Dear Helen, I call you Helen because calling you mom just doesn’t feel right. On October 24, 2009, I found after 21 years of searching and then I lost ...

New York is my city.  It's easier for me to strut than to walk down the streets of Manhattan, it's impossible not to feel beautiful, looking at the lights of the Empire State, feeling the air, people watching, I just love it and nothing compares.  Nothing.  And last night The AFA ...

by Lisa Marsh, The AFA's London Correspondent No.3 in a series: Single fathers raising, caring for and talking to pre-teen daughters about her body As your daughter approaches puberty, changes are bubbling and brewing under her skin, waiting for a chance to erupt: pimples and breasts. ...

by Corey Whelan My daughter doesn't pick up after herself.  Those TV shows about hoarders scare the crap out of me because her room looks a little bit like that.  My son is much more meticulous. But sometimes, it's hard for us to find common ground in our conversations, that's just ...

This just happens to be one of my most frequently asked questions, and it’s a good one. Both are can be very important tests. Some women need only one, some both. In this blog you will see pictures and explanations. I enjoyed putting this blog together because I like taking things that are a ...

by Corey Whelan It is a mess in NYC right now.  Dirty snow piled everywhere and icy patches of melt freeze, melt freeze.  My daughter Caitlin has a nine block walk to the bus that gets her to school and I take that walk with her every day.  Yesterday it was a joke, the snow was ...

The AFA's dear friend Andrea, who wrote about her fledgling pregnancy on this blog page just last month, shared her sad news with us - she lost the pregnancy.  Andrea wished to share her heart and feelings with all of you during this difficult time.  We are so sad for Andrea and her ...

by Ken Mosesian 11 years ago today my mom died. It was her second bout with cancer, after having been in remission. I'm taking the day off to cook the foods of my childhood and fill the house with the smells I so deeply miss. More than anything, it is food that reminds me of my mom. Probably ...

by Corey Whelan For many pregnant women, particularly those who struggled to get there, pregnancy can be a period of unexpected stress.  Having undergone the trauma of infertility, many women are afraid to trust that their pregnancy will last, or that their dream of becoming a mommy might ...

by Jackie Lombardo Just before noon on the Friday before Christmas 2009, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced a new report showing a 50% increase in autism between two birth cohort years - 1994 and 1996. This study reflects another released in October by the Health Resources and ...