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Am I Normal? A Guide for Teenagers
Chapter one covers an adoptee’s fantasies and curiosity about their birth family. Throughout the book, Danea reinforces the normalcy of a teenager’s feelings, emotions, and curiosity. She makes it...
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What Is the Third Leading Cause of Death for Teenagers?
What is the third leading cause of death for teenagers and young adults those from 15 to 24 years old? If you said suicide then you are correct. What causes teenagers or young adults with an unlimited...
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Attachment Disordered Children Will Suck a Stay at Home Parent Dry
Sucking the air outI would like to address a comment made on a blog that I wrote on July 2, 2008 entitled “Place Older Adopted Children With Stay at Home Parent.” In that blog, I stated that older...
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On Attachment and Expectations
When we ran the gamut of informative pre-adoption classes for prospective adoptive parents, there was a lot of discussion centered on one of the “buzz words” of adoption: attachment. Bonding,...
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On B-Days…and A-Days
When you have kids, birthdays are suddenly a big deal. By birthdays, I mean the birthdays of your child(ren), not necessarily your own birthday. My pre-motherhood birthday celebrations usually...
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Post Adoption Depression Syndrome (PADS)
This is a very difficult post for me to write. I’ve felt strongly inclined to share my experiences with this topic, but at the same time, that doesn’t make it any easier for me to say the words. After...
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Breast is Best, But…
Back story: I have a fairly large list of friends on facebook. I have received numerous adoption information requests over the past year, and I am always more than happy to share our adoption story and...
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A Creative Solution
A good friend of mine, Jessica, adopted a child from China about ten years ago. When Jessica’s daughter was around four, she exhibited a lot of anxiety whenever Jessica left the house. Jessica would...
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Mercy Trails Ranch
F-E-A-R-L-E-S-S Letters spelled out in splashes of bright paint across the soft brown sides of the little horse. A four legged canvas for the word that she wanted to stay forefront in her mind as...
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Connecting Together
My husband and I adopted a child from foster care earlier this year. She has been leaving in our home for over a year now. We have all grown closer together as a family over the past year. We love our...
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