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On the road again
Lest you think I am a Willie Nelson fan, rest assured I am not, nor will I break out in song. Hannah and I are headed off this afternoon for a week long trip to Kansas. Why would anyone want to go to...
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Open adoption in foster adoption
I previously wrote a blog about some of the pitfalls of adopting sibling groups. Hannah was placed with her biological siblings before she came to us. On the surface it was a good idea, but it turned...
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Dealing with a death in the birth family
A mom on the Adoption.com forums posted a question about this, and it is a difficult issue to deal with. We faced it about 18 months ago when Sammy was first admitted to his first residential...
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Sibling visits
One of things you may deal with is visits with siblings. In most cases this discussion would take place before a child is placed in your home. Sometimes this can change if a child is born after your...
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My Brothers are Here!
We arrived home late last night with three new kids in tow. Hannah’s brothers are staying with us for a week. Two of the kids are her biological brothers, and one is her former adopted brother, but a...
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Finding the Right Words
A couple days ago I posted that the birth mom, to the son we have been raising for 16 months, was ready to relinquish her parental rights. To say I was shocked by her decision would be an...
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Worries
One hard part about continuing to do foster care after you have adopted is the effect it could potentially have on your forever family. This is something I am constantly trying to balance, as I take...
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A Breakthrough
In November, we adopted a sibling group of three. The oldest of this group is a boy we call “The Captain” and he turned 4 years old just last Monday. The Captain has attachment issues, likely due to...
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Birthmother Blues
Our almost 13-year-old, “Sunshine,” is a musician. Yes, it is something we have cultivated in her but it is also very definitely something she was born with. She is very skilled on the piano, a fine...
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Open Adoption (and my flip-side)
I have a weird relationship with adoption. I lived all my growing up years with my biological mother and biological older sister. Yet, only months into my infancy, my biological father went away. At...
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