Becoming an adoptive parent changes the way you deal with life and the bumps along the road on a day to day basis. If you are a person who has experienced infertility along the way, that adds another dimension as well. And unless you live the life of a hermit, you will have confrontations uncomfortable exchanges with other people who may not be as sensitive, thinking or understanding of your situation.

Living in a religious Jewish community, I feel like I am constantly surrounded by pregnant women. People are always having babies it seems - we say there must be something in the water that a bunch of us just aren't drinking. Anyway, in order to lead a healthy emotional... more