(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,
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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
Yahweh Can Use the Flawed and Broken
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get into bed, exhausted, then toss and turn for hours before finally falling asleep. My brain just goes and goes. Thinking of all those things I didn’t finish that day, or topics I want to write about, or someone I was going to call and forgot. Nothing…… Continue reading Yahweh Can Use the Flawed and Broken
Keeping Marriage Healthy While in the Trenches!
During one of the final re-writes of Adoption Combat Zone a friend asked me if Tom and I had ever contemplated divorce during the midst of the craziness in our home. I quickly answered no. Later, I thought more deeply about what she asked. Then added this to the book: Marriage A friend asked me…… Continue reading Keeping Marriage Healthy While in the Trenches!
Please Don’t Touch Me! Parents Being Abused!
I’m telling you right off the bat that this subject infuriates me more than just about anything else. I can almost feel my blood boil when I stumble across a story about it. Abuse of parents by adopted children/teens. And the anger is multiplied when the abused parent has someone in their life enabling the…… Continue reading Please Don’t Touch Me! Parents Being Abused!
Remember the Mission!
Today I am angry. I don’t want to be. I’m angry because I can’t find me. I feel so empty. If you knew me before adoption you know I was a positive and upbeat person. I was a charge the hill kind of girl. Conquer the goal. If there was in incentive put out by…… Continue reading Remember the Mission!