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Failed Adoption Turned into Successful Adoption 26 Aug 2013 | 10:52 pm
In my blog entry entitled “Switched at Birth” Addresses Birthfather Rights, I shared that ABC Family’s Switched at Birth had a storyline going about birthfather rights. Since that episode, Angelo (pla...
I Don't Want To Be Different 26 Aug 2013 | 06:46 pm
As the children in my daughter’s classroom introduced each other to their new teacher, my daughter mentioned nothing about being adopted. The teacher was surprised as another child said that she was a...
Girl Bullying 24 Aug 2013 | 01:02 am
Few schools in this country have not addressed the issue of bullying in one manner or another. You can see “anti-bullying” slogans in schools and stores and throughout communities, but how well are th...
I was one of those Grandparents by Grandma Hannah 22 Aug 2013 | 01:21 am
Last time I wrote that many grandparents -to- be of adopted children try to discourage their children from adopting. I was one of those. I fully approved and accepted my first adopted grandson, as my ...
Guest Blog: "Blood Schmud", A Grandmothers Perspective by Grandma Hannah 17 Aug 2013 | 05:52 pm
What does it mean to discover that you are going to be a grandparent; that your child is going to bring another child into the family; that you can enjoy this child without having to worry about its u...
Being Truthful in Adoption 16 Aug 2013 | 03:21 pm
One of the issues I am wrestling with in my personal life is living in a society that does not value truth. To be a “good friend,” some people expect you to tell them what they want to hear rather tha...
After Six Years, Nola Is Finally United With Her Forever Family 14 Aug 2013 | 07:44 pm
Six years ago in September, my friend Pam and her husband received a referral for a precious baby girl from Guatemala. Within three months, adoption from Guatemala was permanently closed, and along wi...
The Pain of Being Adopted; How Can we help our Children? 11 Aug 2013 | 06:14 pm
My 13 year old is asking questions about her birth parents. My 22-year-old son is sad about his birth father. Both have very different stories, but both face that same pain of abandonment. I am not ab...
Getting Passports for Adopted Children...Good Luck! 10 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm
Have you ever tried to get a passport for your adopted child? I recently tried to get Passports for my two daughters who were both adopted from the Republic of Georgia. Our first daughter was adopted ...
Summer In San Diego 8 Aug 2013 | 08:36 pm
I'm in San Diego with the kids, where my sister Deanna and her three girls also are visiting. I love being in a quiet house with sleeping children, the morning after a day at the swimming pool and din...
