“Can I call you Mom?” my 6-year-old bonus daughter asked, smiling up at me with her big brown eyes. The question took me by surprise. Time froze as my boyfriend, her father, and I looked at each other ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LaVina Hawkins is a 45-year-old who lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland. When she was 9, she went to her first sleepover and was ...