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Motherhood Series- Part 9 Mallory and Teighynne

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I want to introduce you all to this amazing family with an amazing story! Mallory and Teighynne are the adoptive moms of 3 siblings very close in age! The love and fun this family exhibits is amazing! Our journey to motherhood was different than most because this ‘hood has two mothers. We both came into this thinking we each wanted to birth a child. Mallory saw what pregnancy looked like for some of our close friends and family and decided, “Nope, this is not for me.” Teighynne is still holding strong. Teighynne was always open to adoption, but Mallory knew from a young age she wanted to adopt. Mallory’s mom is adopted and she felt pulled in that direction. We were together 5 years, and married 2 months when we opened our doors to foster care. We decided to foster because we both work in the child abuse field and knew the need for foster homes firsthand. Originally, we were open for two children, but, as fate would have it, we were presented with a sibling set of three (2, 1, a

Motherhood Series- Part 8 Devin

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Tell us a little bit about your journey to motherhood. Honestly for the longest time I didn't even think I wanted kids. When I met my husband in college I knew he wanted kids because it came up pretty soon after we started dating. And for real I can't say that I gave it much thought as to what it meant that he wanted kids and I was on the fence. When we did really talk about it and he really wanted them I obviously decided we should. Which makes it funny that when it came down to decided when we should start trying I had to decide Think back to your life before kids, how did you picture motherhood? Very cutesy. I wasn't even into instagram but I think how motherhood is represented there is what I thought. I didn't think about or even realize the frustration and anxiety that can come with it. Is your reality of motherhood how you pictured it would be? Some parts yes. I love him so much. I'd do anything for him. Some parts like how frustrating he c

Motherhood Series- Part 6&7 Chrystakyn and Nicole

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Let me introduce you all to Nicole and Chrystalyn! When I first posted about this series looking for a single mom perspective, I got several recommendations for Chrystalyn. Much to my surprise she messaged saying as much as she would love to be involved she felt her friend Nicole was more deserving. So, I just had to get these 2 amazing ladies together for a joint feature! First we will hear Chrystalyn's story, why she recommended Nicole, and then we will hear Nicole's! So put a few minutes aside to reach this entire feature! You won't be sorry! Tell us a little bit about your journey to motherhood I always wanted a large family. When I was growing up my favorite things were being at my grandparent’s house as they stepped in often to help my mother and specifically being at their house around Christmas. They had five children and each of those had their own; every Christmas the house was full of laughter, stories, happiness, & love. I always thought I would go t