I am currently on vacation from work… woop-woop! Never have I needed time off as much as I did this time around because I’ve never before worked in a job like the one I have right now. I feel a … Continue reading
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Category Archives: Single Parent
Be My Parent – Matching Event
Saturday, I attended my second adoption matching event. This event was smaller and more intimate than the last one I attended. In the entry foyer there were refreshments and pastries and a video running on a loop from the Dave Thomas Foundation … Continue reading
My evening as a sitter
Last week I babysat for two wonderful kids, a boy aged 7, and a girl aged 4 (nearly 5 – as she told me all night!). It’s been about 5 years since I babysat kids that age. I arrived at … Continue reading
Adoption reform – please give us access!
This news report by Global News has been shared across Facebook this week. The report is about how Alberta has a website that is accessible to the general public and profiles the harder to place children in an effort to attract the … Continue reading
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
I feel as though I’ve been gone from this blog forever…. I’m sorry for the disappearance… or is that avoidance? My greatest indicator that I’m not feeling myself, or terribly positive, is when I shy away from the truest part … Continue reading
A moment of self-reflection
This past weekend I have taken a step back from the position of “expectant mom” and just rested in being who I am right now; reconnecting with me. One thing that has stood out to me is that I had … Continue reading
Adoption: Matching Event Part 2
As mentioned on Monday in the post Adoption: Matching Event, where I outlined what an event is about and how it works, I am now posting my own personal feelings/experiences about the event last week. Firstly I want to say thank … Continue reading
Adoption: Matching Event
I attended a matching event last Friday and I was not really certain what to expect. What is a ‘Matching Event’? This was an event hosted by the Ministry in partnership with Choices (a private adoption agency) where the professionals in … Continue reading
Two becomes…none.
The adoption of H & B has fallen through. Fallen through appears to be the accepted term. What happened…? Last week I had commented in my reply to an email with the foster mom (we’d been in constant two-day email … Continue reading
How do you deal with the personal prying questions?
It has been highly intriguing the difference in reactions to my adopting an older child vs. a younger child. Some reactions from people have made me feel urm… strong emotions. Here is the general response to my adopting an 18 … Continue reading