NOLAPapa Blog
Circadian Sacrifice
If I could offer any advice for someone expecting to bring home their new baby it would be: appriciate the circadian sacrifices. Your whole life is about to get turned upside down and everything you are about to experience will be foreign territory. The comfort zones you have come to rely on will often be…
Read MoreHoliday Jump Start
With everything going on in our country, I think saying that it has been a crazy year is an understatement. It has been emotionally difficult and draining at times for many. This year brought so many new changes that it is hard to wrap our minds around some of them. The daunting feeling of uncertainty…
Read MoreIt Gets Better, Part 1
️Coming out was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. Being from south Mississippi made it even more difficult. Years ago, after seeing so many kids take their lives because of bullying & being ridiculed for their differences, I felt like I needed to record what has helped me through the…
Read MoreIt Gets Better, Part 2
It feels like yesterday that my husband and I were concerned about our tiny preemie reaching her milestones. We were thrilled when one success turned into another- and before we knew it, our baby blossomed into a toddler! Not only was she a toddler- but a picky one at that! I felt I should share a…
Read MorePride Reflections
As we look back on Gay Pride 2017, let us take notice at just how far we have come in just a matter of a few years. As our LGBTQ family united this past month, we saw an unprecedented amount of support from several multi national corporations taking a stand to help break the stigma…
Read MoreFinding Ella
Tonight, I can now tell you that this has been the most difficult and emotional journey I think we have ever experienced. Adoption is a true blessing, but the fact of the matter is- it is never a sure thing until the very end. All of the legislation and laws are in favor of the…
Read MoreSilver Linings
The past year and half have been some of the best moments Douglas and I have ever shared together. We have learned so much more about each other than we thought we could after sharing over a decade with each other. We have learned how to calm each other down after a rough night, to…
Read MoreMilestones
In the beginning, it was so hard for my husband and I to not get caught up in our new baby’s milestones. It was so exciting when she would practically learn something new overnight! It was also a bit stressful to compare her growth with other babies around us. We learned early on that the…
Read MoreStaying Confident
Some people in the south usually do not get the gravity of being different unless they are actually different themselves or have been affected directly by someone’s difference . Growing up in south Mississippi was really hard for me. People there don’t empathize easily. It is a deep rooted and early learned mentality that is…
Read MoreDear America
Dear America, For the first time in my life, I am able to breathe fresh air of change- A fresh breath of hope-A fresh breath of validity. I am able to call my partner my legal husband. I am able to create a family that is right in the eyes of our law- that is…
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