Make Silas's Adoption Dream Come True

As many of you know, my husband Doug is not Silas’s biological father, but he has been a constant presence in Silas’s life since before he turned two. For Silas, Doug is truly his dad. Recently, I had to sit down with Silas to explain that Doug is not his biological father and share why his biological dad isn’t in his life. It was a difficult conversation because his biological father went to prison for some terrible reasons. To make things even harder, that moment brought back painful memories for Silas that he had repressed, and he opened up about things that brought me to tears.

Since then, Silas has been asking, often every week or even daily, to be adopted by Doug and change his last name to Ziegler. Doug will always be his dad no matter what, but Silas is scared at the thought of encountering his biological father again and wants to share the same last name as his parents and younger brothers. We’ve spoken to an attorney, and the initial cost of adoption is $3,500. We hope it will be a straightforward case, but in case it isn’t, we’re setting a slightly higher fundraising goal. If you feel moved and are able to support us in making Silas’s adoption dream come true, we would be incredibly grateful. Thank you so much ❤️