Recent Adoption Blog | Our Bloggers' Experience Posts"Being Adopted Means Being Born in Another State"....??by Pam Connell27 Dec 2007 06:22 PMIt's hard to tell what kids know, remember, or are in denial about. My almost-eight-year-old is very intelligent. She has pictures of her foster mother and a whole scrapbook about her adoption, which she presented to her preschool class. Gina's Good-Night Storyby Pam Connell24 Oct 2007 07:39 PMThe following is an unpublished story I wrote for a creative writing assignment--but mostly for my daughter. I hope it will be helpful for other families. "NO!" said Gina. She stamped her foot. "What's wrong?" Daddy asked. "No-o-o," Gina whined. Daddy looked tired. How Do Little Kids Think About All This?by Pam Connell24 Sep 2007 06:22 PMA while back, MJ wrote a blog about her son asking her whose tummy she (MJ) had grown in. I had the same experience very recently, not with my four-year-old but with my seven-year-old. A Pearl of Great Priceby Pam Connell30 Jun 2007 07:33 PMDuring the period when we tried to assess Regina's potential disabilities and decide if we could parent her, we wondered what effect raising a special needs child would have on our family life. Letting Go of Controlby Pam Connell30 Jun 2007 03:05 PMMeg's biological sister's prognosis now looked much more favorable, but there were still unknowns. I now admit that, while giving lip service to the idea "nobody's perfect", I still had in my head the longing for an ideal family. A Near Thingby Pam Connell29 Jun 2007 04:07 PMA continuation of the story of misdiagnosis and changing expectations. The One Thing I Said I'd Never Do, Continuedby Pam Connell26 Jun 2007 11:34 PMI stood there rereading the paragraph, feeling as though I'd been punched in the stomach. "Mother stated she drank large amounts of beer until the seventh month and used tobacco throughout." (For the blog telling the first part of this story, click here. The One Thing I Said I'd Never Doby Pam Connell26 Jun 2007 07:33 PMWhen we were considering what special needs we might be able to handle in an adopted child, my husband and I had some very interesting discussions. There was one thing about which there was no discussion at all. We would not adopt a child who had been prenatally exposed to alcohol. I Survived the First Grade Todayby Pam Connell22 Jun 2007 07:53 AMWell, I did it. In spite of how often I talk about adoption, I was nervous about going to Meg's first-grade classroom, where her classmates had been pressing her about whether she was adopted and who her "real" mom was. (I talked about this in a recent blog. Stumped at Schoolby Pam Connell26 May 2007 07:37 PMOkay, I admit it-although I agree that it's best to talk about issues rather than stick your head in the sand, it's awfully hard to put that into practice with my own kids! Recent Blog Comments Pam Connell says... "Thanks for sharing this experience." In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption centraloregonmom says... "Thank you!" In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption |
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