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My Gay Adoption Day 564 :: The After-birth

By David Foucher | Jun 19

Learning how to care for a newborn while stressed and sleep deprived is difficult enough; but be warned, would-be adoptive parents. Once the baby is born, the path to conclusion often gets twisted and tangled.


David Foucher is the Publisher and CEO of EDGE Publications, a member of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association, and is accredited with the Online Society of Film Critics. David lives with his husband in Dedham MA.

Other Recent Columns

My Gay Adoption Day 508 :: And then, all of a sudden...

By David Foucher | Tuesday Apr 17, 2012
I’m writing this blog update from a hospital room, with my brand new would-be daughter sleeping a foot away from me in an acrylic crib, swaddled to the nines and cooing lightly.

My Gay Adoption Day 469 :: Words, Words, Words

By David Foucher | Friday Mar 9, 2012
Words are the most powerful agents of both good and evil on the planet; they can impact feelings, change truths, create joy and incite war.

My Gay Adoption Day 452 :: Status Update

By David Foucher | Tuesday Feb 21, 2012
It is a tale of three cities, families beyond count, the excessive biting of cuticles, and car rides filled with joy and despair. In short, just your average week in the life of a couple awaiting adoption.

My Gay Adoption Day 437 :: Match Two

By David Foucher | Monday Feb 6, 2012
Alas, I must put aside childish things (like "Downton Abbey" and a penchant for writing mobile code rather than prose) and put my head back into the word processing. Dear friends, Kevin and I have the possibility of another match!

My Gay Adoption Day 316 :: Interview with a Birth Mother

By David Foucher | Friday Oct 7, 2011
Birth mom Antonia shares her story... of adoption, of giving, of support and of lasting love.

My Gay Adoption Day 264 :: Match!

By David Foucher | Tuesday Aug 16, 2011
It was, to say the least, an emotional weekend.

My Gay Adoption Day 236 :: Time to Play Dirty

By David Foucher | Wednesday Jul 20, 2011
I’ve decided this whole "waiting game" is for the birds; it’s time to start changing the rules in my favor.

My Gay Adoption Day 200 :: Waiting, waiting, waiting.

By David Foucher | Tuesday Jun 14, 2011
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Patience and fortitude conquer all things." Clearly he never had to deal with this.

My Gay Adoption Day 144 :: You Gonna Raise That?

By David Foucher | Tuesday Apr 26, 2011
I’m sorry, we’ve been live for like five weeks now - we still don’t have a baby - and we’re not grousing about it yet. What’s up with that?

My Gay Adoption Day 109 :: Transitions

By David Foucher | Tuesday Mar 22, 2011
Without the prescience of pain, there is no opportunity for real binding love; and if love must be evidenced periodically by the scathing pain of loss, its presence in our lives also makes the hard times bearable.