In Kim's Words

Introduction to In Kim’s Words

I am adopted. I love cats. I also love dogs. Okay, I love basically anything with fur. I was a child once. I apparently became an adult at some point. I am a birthmother. I tried...

Not a Celebration: National Adoption Month

November 12, 2020November 11, 2020 In Kim's Words3 Comments

What if I told you that infant adoption isn't something to celebrate?

Dumb Letter 2020

October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 In Kim's Words2 Comments

I just wrote my dumb letter for 2020. I do this exercise in futility every year, hoping for a different outcome every time. I spend days carefully crafting each sentence, replacing words if they seem too direct, too demanding, too pathetic. I reread it and sit with it for weeks, too afraid to put my… Continue reading Dumb Letter 2020

Have you ever force-fed a cat?

August 8, 2019 In Kim's Words2 Comments

Moriarty, my fearless Tiny Cat, my Tiny Baby Kitten, my Morty-Cat, has traveled quite the road since we adopted him less than two years ago.

I had a baby!

July 30, 2019 In Kim's Words3 Comments

I had a baby! It was eight and a half months ago, but better late than never, right? Quick birth story: Our son was born underwater in our bathtub, in our darkened bathroom, into his father’s strong hands, just as we planned. No monitors, no bright lights, no prodding hands, no medical intervention, no strangers.… Continue reading I had a baby!

The rollercoaster of pregnancy

November 5, 2018August 23, 2019 In Kim's Words6 Comments

Pregnancy is wild. It's like a rollercoaster, except the twists and turns of the rails differ every time you buckle in. Same ride, different track.

Is this your first?

September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 In Kim's Words5 Comments

“Is this your first!?” It’s a question I’ve heard dozens of times over the past six months, and I’m sure to hear it dozens more times over the next six. It’s a question that, for me, has so many answers.