As many of you know November is National Adoption Month. As a mom who has adopted four this really hits home. Many of you know our story, which I wrote about in my book Adoption Combat Zone. For those of you who don’t know our story…well…get my book. I know there are many good adoption stories.…… Continue reading National Adoption Month
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Dear Teacher Of My Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Child/Teen,
(Or anyone else who has regular contact with him/her such as a neighbor, friend of the family, extended family member, church member, etc.) My child/teen has RAD. Reactive Attachment Disorder. I wanted you to know what we, his/her family, deals with every day so you can be aware when he/she exhibits these behaviors in your…… Continue reading Dear Teacher Of My Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Child/Teen,
Are You Being Manipulated?
Typical statement from an adopted teen wanting sympathy This is the part about adoption that gets me angry faster than any other. When family and friends who have known an adoptive parent for years, or in the case of parents and siblings, their entire lives, and those friends and family allow an adoptive child/teen to…… Continue reading Are You Being Manipulated?
Turning up like a bad penny…
I just read a news report out of Utah about a teenage adoptee named Joey who is now in foster care because “multiple families didn’t want him”. Poor Joey. I’m sure before too long someone will step up and rescue the poor orphan teen who only wants a forever family. Honestly, it makes me want…… Continue reading Turning up like a bad penny…
Blind Date!
There once was a beautiful and godly woman who had a heart of gold named Mary. Her friends loved her sweet, gentle, and giving spirit. She was single and everyone knew what Mary really wanted was to be married. To be a wife and mother. She prayed continually for a good man to come into…… Continue reading Blind Date!
Adoption – Legalized Human Trafficking – Part II – Conflict in the Adoption World!
I started writing this post last week and had to walk away. The original post for Legalized Human Trafficking garnered just a bit of controversial conversation, some of it hard to hear. Comments from other adoptive parents, for those of us still in adoption PTSD mode, comes across as condescending and a little harsh. That,…… Continue reading Adoption – Legalized Human Trafficking – Part II – Conflict in the Adoption World!
International Adoption and Legalized Human Trafficking
I’ve been away from my computer and blog for awhile now. For those of you working to heal from adoption trauma you’ll understand. It comes in waves sometimes. Out of the blue. Where you can’t think about adoption for one more minute or you might explode, or fall into a pit. The times are getting…… Continue reading International Adoption and Legalized Human Trafficking
60 and 60 – Crazy Numbers!
I’m 60. It’s weird looking at that number. It seems like such a long time – 60 years. Yet I don’t feel like I’ve lived for 60 years. Then I look back at my life and realize just how much has been packed into it. At the same time I feel far from finished. There…… Continue reading 60 and 60 – Crazy Numbers!
Adoption Corruption in Ukraine
A few weeks back I corresponded with a reporter in Ukraine about the corruption happening with adoptions and how good American families are being destroyed. This morning he sent me the link to the first segment of his series of articles that he is writing. The link that I will share will take you to…… Continue reading Adoption Corruption in Ukraine
P.S. – After the Book – Viktor Update
If you have read my book (Adoption Combat Zone) you’ll know that towards the end of the book we bailed Viktor out of jail in January 2017 for driving on a suspended license and owing more than $5,000 to three different court jurisdictions. He was in way over his head. This after moving out on…… Continue reading P.S. – After the Book – Viktor Update