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THE ROAD TO HEALING: Part 1

Time… it’s one of those commodities in the world that is so precious yet taken for granted.  As we face our oldest leaving home in a matter of months for college, I wish I could stop time.  As I wrap...

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THE ROAD TO HEALING: Part 2

This road of healing is one that I wish my own parents had done with me early on in my childhood.  Attachment issues and effects of institutionalization from orphanages just wasn’t something on the...

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NOT “IF” BUT “WHEN”…

This post may seem “out of order” in the midst of the series I am currently blogging, but this is the reality of what I faced yesterday.  This is the reality of parenting children from difficult...

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THE ROAD TO HEALING: Part 3

As my husband and I sat in his office on the conference call with Dr. Velin to hear the results of our son’s assessment, I had a mix of emotions.  I was anxious to hear what the doctor had to say so we...

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THE ROAD TO HEALING: Part 4

Now that a diagnosis was in place we could proceed with how to help our son heal.  In looking back I think I had these unrealistic, fairy-tail thoughts that our son would be different on the other side...

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DETACHING TO ATTACH

When I gave birth to my first son almost 18 years ago I couldn’t put him down.  I held him for hours just watching him sleep. I was continually amazed at how such a precious, beautiful human could...

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A Consideration Of Stranger Danger In Adoption

The reports were alerting the community to a man who was trying to lure an elementary aged girl into his vehicle. Thankfully, it seemed this little girl had been previously taught about “stranger...

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Post Orphanage Behavior Affects Adjustment

As an adoptive parent, I find myself on a continual learning curve as I search to find answers for not only myself, but for other families who encounter various challenges in navigating the adjustment...

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