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Lost and Found: The Adoptee’s Voice

To be found implies you have been lost. Many adoptees express that they feel or have felt lost, due to loss. Adult adoptees’ insights and experiences should not be ignored or disregarded; however they...

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The Gulf In Between

The complexity of transracial adoption can be enormous, especially when you consider ethnic and cultural ramifications for your child. What I mean is that no matter how committed you are (and studies...

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Tools: Narratives

As we are fully aware of, knowing where we come from influences the lens of how we view our futures and ourselves. So important, and yet many children who have been adopted don’t know or have access to...

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Important Reasons to Celebrate Your Child’s Culture of Origin

Tell me, I’ll forget. Show me, I’ll remember. But involve me, and I’ll understand. (Chinese Proverb) With Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) preparations in the works for next month, and the Autumn...

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The Adoption Bloggers Interview Project: Part One

We all have a different lens through which we view adoption. Whether in agreement or not I feel it benefits us to listen to one another, consider each other’s journeys and viewpoints. By doing so we...

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Part Two of The Adoption Bloggers Interview Project

“If a mother and father can love more than one child, then why is it so hard to understand that a child can love more than one mother and father?”  ~ Unknown Here is the rest of Kierstin’s interview...

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I Am Not Trayvon Martin

I hesitate to even begin to speak of this travesty, because I wasn’t there the night Trayvon was killed. I wasn’t present during the trial to listen to the facts and arguments of both sides. I wasn’t...

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Reunited Twin Sisters Grow Up Worlds Apart

“Even if I run and run I can’t stop thinking of her. My biggest wish is one day she’ll come here and see where I live. … I think about her every night because I miss her so much. I care about her a...

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You Are the Gatekeeper of Your Child’s Story

Adoptive parents are proud parents, wanting to share the emotions, wonder, and joy of their child. Often, what they feel is akin to wishing to share aspects of creating and bringing a child into the...

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Parenting and the Importance of Self-Compassion

Today I’m hosting online, in a Facebook group for mamas: “Relationships, Intimacy, & Parenting.” The topic I’ll be exploring with group members is self-compassion, a necessary component of...

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When Your Adopted Child Denies Her Heritage

As a parent of transracially adopted children, it is my (and their dad’s) job to foster authentic connections with people and role models who share their ethnic and racial backgrounds. These...

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Parenting and Partnering: I Hope You Dance

Do you dance? I do, although not as well as my husband. I can work through and memorize the steps and patterns, but the fluidity takes some time. In fact, it took me years to learn the true art of...

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