Leave it to a couple of Disney fanatics to pull off a magical, musical wedding toast. When Susie Kasteel married her husband Luke in Vancouver in July, her sisters Sarah and Naomi Carter performed a maid of honor speech set to the tune of a medley of Disney songs including “Be…
These Sticky Note Doodles Are Your Love Life In A Nutshell
Finding love in 2016 is just so darn complicated. That’s something Australian illustrator Chaz Hutton knows all too well. On his Instagram account, instachaaz, the 32-year-old shares clever diagrams and doodles that break down everything from the futility of Saturday plans to the likelihood of running into your ex when you look like…
These Photos Of Siblings Adopted From Foster Care Are Warming All The Hearts
Veronica and her baby brother had been in foster care their whole lives before the Scudders heard their story. Autumn Scudder and her husband, Matthew, of Southern California, already had three teenage daughters and wanted more children. But health reasons prevented them from doing so biologically, according to BuzzFeed. When…
These 2 Moms Share The Beautiful Story Of How They Created Their Family
About the time some people feel they are finally ready to become parents, they then have concerns about their age. However, in today’s “Let Love Define Family®” series for the Huffington Post Queer Voices, RaiseAChild contributing writer, Beth Hallstrom, found a couple who are very happy that they waited. …
These First-Graders Reacting To Trump Are All Of Us
When Donald Trump descended upon a classroom of first-graders at International Christian Academy in Las Vegas on Wednesday, reactions were a mixed bag. As the Republican presidential nominee made his way into the room, some of the children offered greetings, but one resounding voice rang out above the rest. “I’m nervous!…
These Two Men Share The Beautiful Story Of How Their Family Was Created
Each Friday in September, RaiseAChild celebrates foster and adoptive parents who have chosen to place the needs of children ahead of their own in a special “Let Love Define Family®” series for Huffington Post Queer Voices. This is the last of five special series installments. James McKinney put his family…
These #MyTeacherIsWeird Tweets Prove Teachers Are The Funniest
School can easily be the most boring time in your entire life, so this is an ode to all you weirdos out there shaping the minds of our nation’s youth. To the teachers who endure crappy pay and snot-nosed kids but still commit to a joke so much that they…
Stay With It, Mama: 8 Simple Ways To Enjoy These Final Days Of Summer
Next week my oldest child turns six. The week after, she starts full-day school for the first time. She’ll eat lunch without me, for the first time. We’ll be apart for longer than we’ve ever been apart before, unless you count that rare weekend I flew out to see friends…
These Two Dads Share The ‘Meant To Be’ Story Of Their Beautiful Family
Was it providence or coincidence that took two dads named Brian from the darkest lows to the most exhilarating highs before the stars aligned and delivered the family they longed for? In this week’s Huffington Post Queer Voices RaiseAChild “Let Love Define Family®” series, contributing writer Beth Hallstrom shares their…
These Two Dads Share What Adopting Two Sons Has Taught Them About Love And Family
We’ve found a couple in Boston who are sharing their story to help change the way people perceive families with two mommies or two daddies. In this week’s RaiseAChild “Let Love Define Family®” series installment for Huffington Post Queer Voices, Eric Criswell shares the story of Michael and John Phaneuf…