Melissa Unfiltered
Melissa Unfiltered - a podcast where nothing is off limits. As a Mom with three adopted kids, I dive into foster care system failures, realities of Mom life, homeschooling, sexual abuse cover ups, domestic violence and any issues that get me fired up each week.
My perspective is unfiltered, fearless, and usually different from the mainstream narrative.
Join me as I question and expose our cultures “accepted” truths, shine a light on the uncomfortable, and explore topics through a lens that’s without boundaries and uniquely mine.
Melissa Unfiltered
IVF FAILED…Then We Adopted 3 Kids in JUST 2 YEARS
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I never planned this life.
At 18, I moved out, quit college after one class, and took a job at a mall kiosk…not exactly the beginning you picture when you think about marriage, kids, and building a family.
But that’s where I met my husband.
What started as a “wait…is this a date?” moment turned into a 20-year relationship filled with love, chaos, breaking up, court battles, infertility, IVF…and ultimately, adoption.
This episode is the real story of how our family came to be - from our early days of falling in love, to navigating a complicated co-parenting situation, to being in court for years…to the moment everything changed.
Because what I thought was our plan…wasn’t our plan at all.
👉 In this episode, I talk about:
✅ Meeting my husband at 18 (and why it raised eyebrows)
✅ What it’s really like to be in a long-term relationship with someone who already has a child
✅ The strain of years in family court
✅ Getting diagnosed with endometriosis and the truth about IVF
✅ Why IVF didn’t sit right with me
✅ The moment we knew adoption was the path
✅ The emotional rollercoaster of waiting to become parents
✅ The call that changed everything
If you’ve ever wondered how families are really built, or felt like life didn’t go according to your plan, this episode is for you.
I stayed quiet about a lot of this for a long time.
Not anymore.
If this resonates with you, share this with another mom who needs to hear it.
And if you’ve walked a similar road with IVF, adoption or blended families, I’d love to hear your story in the comments.
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