Adoption August 2012 Archive

This month I wrote about a different aspect of foster parenting - the maintaining of important connections between birth parents and their children, even if the birth parents are incarcerated. I ... Read More

Another year has gone by and it's amazing to me that it has now been 17 years since the adoption reunion with our sister, Pam. I think I remember ... Read More

I've decided that I'm tired of rude people. I'm especially tired of rude people who think a simple, "just kidding" fixes all. I'm also tired of people who ... Read More

When I was trying to find some ideas for making my son's adoption announcements I had a very difficult time finding anything that wasn't covered with teddy bears or hearts. ... Read More

If you would have told me last August that in one year my family would be living in a new city and my daughter would be starting a new high ... Read More

Now that World Breastfeeding Week is over, lets discuss adoptive breastfeeding - a hot topic in the adoption community. Did you know that an adoptive mother can breastfeed her new baby? Is ... Read More

My daughter has a good friend named Caleb. He has been around our family for the past several years. A few years ago he started making observations about our family. ... Read More

Photo © USOS/ NBC Olympics Adoptee Reese Hoffa will be working towards his Olympic dreams this morning in London as he competes in the Shot Put event. I was given ... Read More

Photo © Carrie Craft, licensed to About.com, Inc. World Breastfeeding Week is always August 1 - 7. I never knew this until I became an About.com Guide. The 2012, World ... Read More