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An Adoptive Mother's Letter to Her Daughter: Part 2-Scar Tissue

by Anna Glendenning

10 Jan 2007 01:07 PM

Continued from Part 1: Choices and Consequences The good thing about this situation is that Makala and Jeremiah didn't have to grow up unsafe, and with the help of case workers, kid helpers and God Makala and Jeremiah were given a growing up mommy and daddy to help them.

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An Adoptive Mother's Letter to Her Daughter: Part 1-Choices and Consequences

by Anna Glendenning

10 Jan 2007 11:37 AM

Dear Makala, I want you to know I love you very much, and miss you every morning. I love Sean, Tori, Makala and Jeremiah all the same because I am the Mommy for all of you. My kid's are all great kids! All smart, beautiful and special to me. A mom has a big job to help her children grow up.

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The Voice of A Hurting Child

by Anna Glendenning

09 Jan 2007 01:40 PM

Yesterday, Makala was told she would spend the next 30-60 days in residential treatment. She will be there for her 9th Birthday, after 4-years of being our daughter.

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Going Back to Hades

by Fatherofeight

13 Dec 2006 02:59 PM

In a previous blog, I described the place where our adopted boys were living when the state took them into custody. I think about taking our oldest back to see the area. At the proper time, a visit will help him let go of his experiences there.

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Insecurity in Adopted Children

by Fatherofeight

10 Dec 2006 04:43 PM

Our adopted children occasionally struggle with feeling secure with their new family. Some of the behaviors are obvious and expected, while others are not. Tommy came to our home from a brief stay in a foster home which had followed a stay in an inner city shelter. He was 30 months old.

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