I didn’t realize that the hardest moment of the day would actually come after the departure. For my husband and I, this would be life changing loss.
Year: 2018
With the release of the movie “Instant Family,” we (the foster-adoptive community) are getting some important media attention. While I appreciate that, it’s important to remember that the trauma behind leaving one’s first family is deep and painful. It also doesn’t end on adoption day. A child’s writing reveals a lot this holiday season.
Thanksgiving sends my son down a sensory-emotional roller coaster. It begins with the smells. Gravy, cinnamon, doughy rolls… He loves them, but won’t approach the ….
There is a special kind of time called “Mommy Time.” It’s sacred to me. One of the best parts of my Mommy Time is that ….
Homeschooling a child who refuses to learn on anyone’s terms but his own is a challenge. Let me set the tone… Dad’s never done this. ….
If some of the ignorant/innocent questions adoptive parents hear all the time were spun around and asked of traditional parents… Can You Even Imagine This? ….
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As I was praying one day, it dawned on me that my son could easily be praying the same prayer as I, just with different ….
I recently caught up with a good friend and regaled her with stories of “how things are going” in my adoptive home. Well… first came ….
For many who have been sexually abused, assaulted, molested, teased, touched, or what-not, it is hard and uncomfortable to talk about it, even in today’s ….