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My children’s perspective – “Discoveration”

I went for a walk today with our youngest daughter, and I decided to use that small bit of alone time to talk to her about her feelings and thoughts about the adoption. In our house there is always someone else around, and I realized that I hadn’t had a chance to really talk about this one-on-one with each of our children. So I figured it might be a good idea to ask them each how they felt, during a time when there wasn’t anyone else around to put words in their mouths or interrupt them. When we have talked … Continue reading →

Mentoring

I know it’s been a while since I have posted anything. And for that I apologize. I have been a bit on the busy side… and, to be completely honest, I’m also just not sure what to say at this point. We have been asked to be a mentor family to a young girl who is freaked out by adoption. I discussed this possibility with the adoption recruiter over the phone, and in the brief discussion we had she mentioned something I hadn’t really thought would be quite as big of a problem as it is. She said that most … Continue reading →

Adoption is Great for Dads AND Moms

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  It’s been said that in couples, it’s often the woman who drives the adoption process. Perhaps the women have more need to raise children, perhaps they feel worse about being infertile, perhaps they want to have the childrearing experience so many of their friends have. Or it may just be that they know more about adoption, perhaps because women seem to talk amongst themselves about their personal lives and children more than male coworkers and acquaintances do. Some women have found that their husbands were initially reluctant about adopting. I’m sure sometimes it happens the other way around too, … Continue reading →