Adoption And Attachment – For The Birds?
“One of the tragicomic scenes in nature is a pair of small foster parents working like Sisyphus to keep up with the voracious appetite of an outsized young cowbird.” - The Birder’s Handbook Attachment...
View ArticleChange Is Scary
In the last two weeks we have had a lot going on, and if you were around my kids today you would have seen them crashing with the after effects. Today was our first “calm” day at home after almost 10...
View ArticleLittle Miss Antagonist
This is the week of the county fair in my area and the excitement is beginning to build for opening festivities on Wednesday night. Along with carnival rides, animal showings, tons of funnel cakes and...
View ArticleAdoptive Parenting, RAD, And The ‘Little Missed’ Moments
Being adoptive parents has certainly been a very different journey than my husband and I might have had with biological kids. Aside from the obvious things, children who do not look like us, who have...
View ArticleLove Thursday – A Corny Movie From My Retro Love
The best thing about being with someone for so very long, is that they get to know just what you need to pick yourself up from a really rough spot. They remember you when, as in when you were not so...
View ArticleThe Back To School, RAD Challenged, Morning Drives Begin!
Tomorrow is our first day back at school, and lets just say I am a bit anxious. Of course I am wondering how my five year old (with RAD added) will adjust to being at school all day long, but I am not...
View ArticleA RAD-ish Grows In Kindergarten
School has been back in session for a few weeks here now, and the difference can surely be appreciated around my house. There are actually days when I can begin a coherent thought, and follow it...
View ArticleNowhere Is Still A Place, Just Not The Destination
Well here I am again, finding myself lost in a sea of emotions concerning adoption, attachment, therapy, birthparents, (sometimes blogging) and mostly just daily living. Some days I really feel like I...
View ArticleIt’s About Loss, Because I Say So
Today was my middle daughter’s therapy appointment, although as it turned out, the conversation seemed to gravitate to more about how well I , her mom, am dealing (or not dealing) with everything. I...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior
Ah weekends! Most people look forward to the weekends for relaxation and a break from the hectic rushing around and tight schedules Monday through Friday. . . But not me. I actually dread the weekends...
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