Even with adoption no longer feeling imminent, every part of my life I try to translate into a lesson I can learn to either understand my potential future adopted children, or I can use to help them through their own … Continue reading
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Tag Archives: Self-Discovery
NaNoWriMo
For the first time in my life, I participated in the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). NaNoWriMo is an online community of writers who come together in November of every year, for at least the past 15 years (maybe longer), … Continue reading
Sick Kitty = Weepy Mom
My kitty cat, Greyson, is teaching me what I will be like as a mom. Or at least what I might be like – because a mostly self-sufficient, independent cat is a totally different experience to a child, I do … Continue reading
Profiles to consider
Last week my SW sent me two emails with profiles of children to consider. Yay! Made my heart skip a beat to see these emails pop up and I feel a glimpse of hope. One of the emails had photos attached. I … Continue reading
Parental Attachment Style in Adoption
Webinar – July 28, 2015 I want to send a big thank you shout out to Dawn Davenport and the team at Creating a Family, as well as Dr. Dan Siegel (http://www.drdansiegel.com/books_and_more/) for giving their time and energy to create … Continue reading
Distance from the path
Recently we had an annual festival in my town, and I am heavily involved both at an organisational committee level and as a volunteer through the weekend. This time I was also “official photographer” for the festival website. What was … Continue reading
Should I become a foster mom?
This is a question I have asked myself since the very first conversation I had about adoption nearly 3 years ago. The person I was talking with was a foster care social worker and encouraged me to consider foster care … Continue reading
Post-Kitty Depression
In my last post I was excited about the kitty that I just brought home, Earl Grey. Earl Grey has now become “Greyson” because he didn’t really answer to Earl, but seems to like and fit his new name Greyson … Continue reading
Adoption Networking Event
Foremost, I want to say a huge thank you to the organisers for creating a memorable day. It was exactly what I was hoping for in a matching event, and was a well-presented, well-organised day. The event overall: The thing that … Continue reading
Pre Adoption Networking Event
This week I am going to an Adoption Networking Event on Thursday, June 4 in the city. An Adoption Networking Event is another name for a matching event, where social workers showcase some of the children under their care who … Continue reading