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Carrie's Adoption Blog February 2006 Archive

By Carrie Craft, About.com Guide to Adoption since 2004

DMC: My Adoption Journey

Tuesday February 28, 2006
Did you get the opportunity to watch VH1's "dmc: my adoption journey"? If not you really missed out. I thoroughly enjoyed the hour long special. I felt ... Read More

DMC Seeks Out Birth Family after Discovering He's Adopted

Thursday February 23, 2006
I understand how it feels to learn something big about your life at an older age. I learned that I was not my mother's first born child when I ... Read More

New Adoption Search Angels and a Big Thank You!

Tuesday February 21, 2006
I received a lovely thank you last week from a reader who enjoyed great success with one of our adoption search angel volunteers. "I know you probably don't get ... Read More

Toby Dawson May Begin to Search for Birth Parents after Olympics

Friday February 17, 2006
Dawson won the bronze medal in the men's mogul event this week. Adopted from Korea at the age of 3, Toby has separated himself from a search for his ... Read More

Before You Help Your Child Enter Into an Adoption Reunion – for Adoptive Parents

Wednesday February 15, 2006
The last in our series on adoption reunion, this article helps the adoptive parents of the searching adoptee understand their child's actions. With help from the About Adoption forum ... Read More

Happy Valentine's Day!

Tuesday February 14, 2006
My middle son remembered to tell me Happy Valentine's Day this morning. My youngest son is excited for his wrestling meet this afternoon as all mom's are getting something ... Read More

Interesting Poll Over on the Parenting Special Needs Site

Monday February 13, 2006
So what do you think about special needs adoption? Is it a "saintly" thing to do or a "crazy" thing to do? Take a poll created by Parenting ... Read More

Olympian Adoptees

Friday February 10, 2006
With the Olympics starting today, set aside some time to learn about some past Olympic athletes. Read up on these Olympian Adoptees and learn about their past Olympic glory. ... Read More

Post Adoption Reports and Ukraine Adoptions

Thursday February 9, 2006
According to a recent press release issued by the Joint Council on International Children's Services (JCICS) and the National Council for Adoption(NCA), the Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Consular ... Read More

Diary of a Birth Mother

Wednesday February 8, 2006
Read the day-to-day account of a Birth Mother following the placement of her child. The journal continues for a few months before abruptly ending, but still gives us all ... Read More

Before You Enter Into an Adoption Reunion – for Birth Parents

Tuesday February 7, 2006
Taking what we learned about adoption reunion and contact with birth family in regards to the adoptee's actions, let's explore what birth parents might consider doing or not doing, when ... Read More

Top 7 Adoptee Adoption Blogs

Friday February 3, 2006
Some adoptees seem to have a deeper understanding of adoption than the rest of us. By reading blogs written by adoptees we can learn how adoption affects a life - ... Read More

Before You Enter Into an Adoption Reunion – for the Adoptee

Wednesday February 1, 2006
There is a lot of talk on the adoption forum right now about adoption reunion. Many are writing about expectations - met and unmet, as well as their feelings ... Read More
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