by Dirk Hayhurst | Jul 25, 2016 | Adoption Quest, Baby, General
“We’re trying.” I shudder to think how many conversations that phrase hijacked over the last few years. We’re trying: Two words that trumpet a baby is on the way. Two hopeful words that I never really understood when I first let them fly, but... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Jul 22, 2016 | Adoption Quest, Baby, General
Kids. Kids. Kids. Kids. Kids. Kids. Kids. Pounding in the back of my head. Tick-tock, Dirk. Tick-tock. Kids, Dirk. Tick tock Dirk. Tick-tock. Kids. Kids, Dirk, kids. Kids. Kids. Kids. Kids. Kids. Kids. Kids. When Bonnie and I started trying, everything started being... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Jul 21, 2016 | Adoption Quest, Baby, General
When I was in high school, I dated a sweet, shy, super smart redheaded girl for the bulk of my time there. I took her to two proms, gave her bales of flowers, and supplied her with enough chocolate to jumpstart diabetes. I thought I was going to marry her. In... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Jul 20, 2016 | Adoption Quest, Baby, General
I waited 28 years to have sex. 28 frustrating years. And ereey weren’t easy years, just so you know. I didn’t hang with only monks or go through life without knowing what woman was. It was the standard stuff, all those years of typical teenage... 
by Dirk Hayhurst | Jul 19, 2016 | Adoption Quest, Baby, General
Bonnie and I are adopting. We don’t have a baby lined up. We’re not even on a waiting list yet. We are, however, several home visits and thousands of dollars into the process, and I want to tell you right now, honest and unashamed, that so far I frigging... ![Height Doesn’t Measure Heart, But it Does Measure…]()
by Dirk Hayhurst | Jun 15, 2016 | General
Marcus Stroman isn’t very tall. That’s a fact. Marcus Stroman doesn’t let his lack of height impede his competitive desire. Also a fact. Marcus Stroman can throw sinkers just as good as any tall guy in the game… False. Height...