Tag: foster-adoption
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Adoption: Love Takes Time (and Grace)
On the shuttle bus from the airport to the hotel, just a few minutes after meeting Ashley for the first time, I had a little revelation. She was talking about her pregnancy (seriously adorable baby bump!), and I realized what I’m missing with these two new children of mine: Pregnancy. Hearts and minds need time…
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Foster Adoption: Challenges for the New Family
“Sometimes it’s hard having a new family,” said the five-year-old, as Ken pushed her on the swing. Yes, it is. For all of us. I’ve talked about how crazy and difficult things must be from the perspective of our new 4- and 5-year-old. But this post is about how foster adoption affects the rest of the…
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Hard Enough: Challenges in foster adoption
I’ve written before about the misconceptions surrounding adoption, especially regarding older children or children from “hard places” like orphanages or the foster care system. You don’t need to look far to find horror stories. Maybe not strychnine-in-the-well kinds of stories (see Anne of Green Gables), as those are rare, but it’s easy enough to find…
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Foster Adoption: Sense of Humor Required
This adventure with two new kids in the family requires a sense of humor. Thankfully, Ken has that in spades, and his humor helps me keep my sanity. I’ve managed not to actually pull out my hair (yet!) but there are times I’ve considered it. The non-stop dirt bike sound effects make me a little…
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Foster Adoption is Exhausting!
I planned to post this last week, but when everything happened with my dad, I put it on hold. I’m publishing it now with no changes/updates from how I originally wrote it, so it’ll make more sense if you pretend you’re reading this last Wednesday. ————————-A blog reader who is a fairly new foster mom,…