The McLaughlin Family

Liz Dimick and Zach McLaughlin met while teaching at Marshwood High School in South Berwick, Maine. Liz was a special educator and Zach taught Social Studies. After living on the Cape for a year, Liz and Zach relocated to Liz's hometown of Brattleboro, Vermont. After facing challenges with fertility, Liz and Zach became foster parents to 6 year old Mary in 2015. A few years later, Ginger joined their home as a foster placement. Both girls have since been adopted. Liz and Zach are now working as school administrators and the family has relocated to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 

 

In this interview, we talk with the McLaughlin's about the girls' first impressions of Liz and Zach, their family traditions, and Mary's dream of going to Egypt – as well as the uncertainty of foster care, the importance of honesty and transparency, what it's like to parent adopted non-biological siblings, and when offering permanency isn't possible.