#jenna-bush-hager

#jenna-bush-hager

“You can't give that to Mila,” the author warned. “She doesn't want a recommendation from her mother. Hide it somewhere and let her find it.” Jenna, laughing as she recalled the exchange, admitted the advice felt spot on: “Kids need to be empowered to find their own sort of way.”

Stephanie, a fourth-grade teacher, and Jason, an electrical contractor, first turned to adoption in 2017, after struggling with infertility and enduring multiple unsuccessful attempts to get pregnant. That year, they were matched with their son, AJ, just one week old at the time, and now 8. Stephanie described AJ as "the answer to our prayers." "I knew he was created for us," she told Jenna.

"I made them hold those signs,"

"Holy moly," Hager said as the cameras zoomed in on her fearful smile. "So Chris is still cutting, he's gonna continue to cut."