How “This Is Us” Gives Words to My Feelings as an Adoptive Parent

November is National Adoption Awareness Month. This month houses our son’s Family Day, when, five years ago, a local judge declared that our adoption was finalized.

As Thanksgiving nears, we are grateful for so much, especially the life of our Strong One and how he fills our family with joy and opportunities to grow.

One day he announced, “Mom, I am not antagonizing and you’re a genius.” His vocabulary impresses us on the regular.

When we asked him what he was learning at school, he said, “T...