I want to say that, in general, when it works, open adoption is great. Jennifer Gilmore adoptiongeneralgreat Change image and share on social
My first two novels were set in the past, and that freed me up in a lot of ways; it allowed me to find my way into my story and my characters through research. Jennifer Gilmore allowcharacterfind Change image and share on social
While I am very much Jewish 'identified,' I'm not a very religious person. Jennifer Gilmore identifyjewishperson Change image and share on social
As writers, we don't just need to write about poverty or war or the immigrant experience. Jennifer Gilmore experienceimmigrantpoverty Change image and share on social
What is it about the blank page that makes me want to hurl myself into a game of solitaire? I ask myself these kinds of questions while I'm playing solitaire. Jennifer Gilmore blankgamehurl Change image and share on social
I will say, in open adoption, all these choices you make about race, about the amount of mental illness you can deal with, about special needs and physical maladies, you have to lay all this out there before you know anybody's story. Jennifer Gilmore adoptionamountchoice share on social
With domestic adoption, you get a form, you fill it out, and there are these boxes: African-American, African-American and Hispanic, and you check the boxes that you're comfortable with. Race is completely open in that regard. Jennifer Gilmore adoptionafricanamerican share on social
The birth mother is placing the baby out of love. I still believe that. Well, the ones we've dealt with who were actually pregnant, anyway. Jennifer Gilmore babybirthdeal Change image and share on social
I wanted a baby of color, to be honest, because I wasn't attached to the idea that I look like the biological mother. I liked the idea of the adoption being clear; it was and is not something I am interested in hiding. Jennifer Gilmore adoptionattachbaby share on social
It would be a lie to say that people are coming to adoption with joy at all times. Hope, perhaps, but it would be disingenuous to say that every part coming to an adoption isn't seriously grieving. Jennifer Gilmore adoptioncomedisingenuous Change image and share on social
