What we don't get a lot of is clear directions for how to respond when your friends adopt a child.

Real talk time: becoming a parent can be the toughest thing to go through, and it can be the most extraordinary thing to go through.

Let's face it - most kids talk a big game for people who hide behind their mommies' skirts at the first sign of anything new or unknown.

When you talk to a new parent about how sweet your kids were at the same age, remember to say “Oh, but there was tough times too!”.