Claire’s story | “My parents developed the idea that they deserved to have a baby, and it didn’t matter how much it cost, how many times it took, or how many died in the process.”

by Them Before Us | Dec 23, 2021 | Stories

A miracle baby. That’s what my parents always said I was. After 12 years of marriage and much agony, I had been conceived. They had never been so happy. I had never doubted that I was wanted. But there it was… right in the baby book my grandmother had put...

I’m A Children’s Rights Activist. That’s Why I’m Voting For Trump

by Katy Faust | Oct 29, 2020 | EXPORT, Foundations, The Latest

I didn’t vote for Donald Trump in 2016, but this year, only an act of God could stop me from doing so. I make no excuses for Trump’s loose Twitter finger, and I still wince over the laundry list of cringe-worthy statements and undisciplined behavior we’ve all...

Sarah St. Onge’s story | “I needed a father, as do most other girls growing up in single parent homes.”

by Them Before Us | Jul 29, 2020 | EXPORT, Stories

In 2016 I purchased an Ancestry DNA test. It sat on my counter for a week before I spit into the tube and mailed it out — sending my genetic material off into the universe, hoping to find some information about myself and where I came from. The idea was terrifying in...

Stephanie’s story | “I cannot express adequately how the trauma of my childhood has carried over into my adult years.”

by Them Before Us | May 15, 2020 | EXPORT, Stories

When I was just a toddler, my mom married my stepfather.  She had just dissolved her marriage with my biological father mere months earlier.  My stepfather brought 3 of his own children to the marriage.  He had been divorced from their mother.  My baby brother was a...

Why Child Abuse Is More Likely In Polyamorous Homes Like The Woman With Four Boyfriends

by Them Before Us | Apr 17, 2020 | EXPORT, The Latest

Originally published at The Federalist A few months back, the media celebrated 20-year-old Tory Ojeda, a pregnant woman with four live-in boyfriends. In December, multiple outlets covered the five-some’s open relationship, dismissing opponents with “LOVE DON’T JUDGE.”...