Adoption Myths, and Realities
In May, 2007, Today (MSNBC) featured a story about six common adoption myths and realities. The introduction paragraph reads:read more
View ArticleWhere will adoptable American children go? (Amici dei Bambini wants to know.)
Good news for all concerned adopting Americans, looking to help less fortunate foreigners.... Amici dei Bambini (Italy) is going to help a growing number of very desperate people who want to be...
View ArticleInternational adoption - as easy and as American as apple pie?!?
Found on a blog, a proud friend wanted to announce her friend (who runs a non-profit adoption agency in Something's rotten in the State of Pennsylvania) is opening a new adoption program. I guess in...
View ArticlePOV from the pedophile's love-interest, not the reporter
The story of a NJ foster-father, (now deceased), is making headlines in the US this weekend as memoirs of Margaux Fragaso ("Tiger,Tiger") are making the news this weekend. [After receiving her Ph.D....
View ArticleWithdrawal in a relationship
For those of us who feel as though we're addicted to (or can't control) bad patterns and behaviors in our lives, the term 'withdrawal' carries a dread that goes well beyond the physical discomforts...
View ArticleHolding Therapy, Autism-Spectrum, and Child Behavior
In a previous post, Ignorance and Attachment/Adoption Issues, I listed many concerns I have related to Holding Therapy, and how it is being used to change or modify a child's behavior. Based on what I...
View ArticleAdvertising in Adoptionland, via the Internet
I am a sucker when it comes to anything adoption-related.I will read just about anything I can get on my computer screen, which means, if adoption is mentioned on the Internet, I'm going to take a...
View Article"WHAT are these AP's thinking?!?"
I've decided it's time I start a series titled, "WHAT are these AP's thinking?!?" because the ignorance and "look at me and all I can do" AP orientation really rocks and astounds me, the angry adoptee...
View ArticleHost an Orphan, (and mess with a child's head), Program
The introductory sentence reads benign enough:If you’ve ever felt blessed for everyday things in life that are easy to take for granted, like family, you may appreciate the warm thoughts behind...
View ArticleThe Adoptee's Family Tree
Recently my oldest (in highschool) had to create a family-tree for a history project.As a parent, I thought these school-craft projects were limited to the first early years. Alas, I was wrong.My...
View ArticleAdapting to Mother's Day, After Adoption
This sunny spring Sunday marks my 17th Mother's Day. I had the pleasure/displeasure of experiencing more than 40 MD's in my life, thus far. Almost all (but 15) had to be shared with "other...
View ArticleThe not-so-despicable-parent in me.
I was watching a movie with my twins today. Readers need to understand, when it comes to spending time with my older kids, I struggle. Parenting/mommy-ing was much easier when my annoying, demanding...
View ArticleThe final cost of an international adoption
In another post/thread, the cost of search-angels has been raised as an adoption issue worthy of further discussion.read more
View ArticleBarbie, as advertised in Adoptionland
Not too long ago I discovered a sales-pitch found only in Adoptionland, and I openly admit, I find this pitch incredibly offensive, for reasons I will gladly explain later, if asked. For now, I wish...
View ArticleAdoption, paper pregnancies, and the anti-abortion message
Over the years, I have had the pleasure of experiencing a meeting-with-the-minds with a few really awesome (and very honest) Amoms. Among the topics we discuss is the 'paper pregnancy', as exhibited...
View ArticleDesperate in Adoptionland
I read the final verdict given to Hot Sauce Mom. [See: Alaska's 'Hot Sauce' Mom Sentenced to 3 Years of Probation, Fine, for Child Abuse ]Anyone notice how "desperate" has become a very over-used...
View ArticleAbandonment After Adoption
Today marks my 43rd year, and as birthdays go for the adoptee, it's a bitter-sweet day.I'm not one who likes to celebrate the day my mother agreed to send me away. And yet, I am able to acknowledge my...
View Article"Who else but a true Christian would take a stranger into their home??"
This is the rhetorical question I read on page 26 of Erin Siegal's book, Finding Fernanda. This question was asked by a real (non-fictional) mother. I found myself unable to read much further, as the...
View ArticleFor the sake of the child, or the adoption agency?
This morning I read a very disturbing ad, brought to readers through Oregon Faith Report and the fine folks at Holt, Int.read more
View ArticleNarcissistic behavior in the adoptee's relationships
I've decided to go public with some personal information about myself because the topic I've been discussing in private has touched many aspects of my life, including PPL.I'm going through some...
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