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…as I sit by my window and I watch the cars…
Getting older I recognize that withholding forgiveness from the universe only serves to hinder my evolution. I appreciate through the fullness of time and the gift of hindsight that in the end i must… more →
Chetjack: views on love & loss in teen adoption & foster care
HAPPY MOTHERer's Day
wrote 3 days ago: Some will find little joy in the Happy Mother’s Day proclamation. The weight of a less than picture … more →
...as I sit by my window and I watch the cars...
wrote 4 months ago: Getting older I recognize that withholding forgiveness from the universe only serves to hinder my ev … more →
"Just get over it..."
wrote 11 months ago: “Just get over it…” Absolutely a heart devoted to every beat & breath, every s … more →
Some thoughts on Loss, Rejection, ETC...
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wrote 12 months ago: Loss: At the heart of every out of “home” placement is a child’s unrelenting sen … more →
All we can do...
wrote 1 year ago: Just how much is “everything” we can do? Is everything just another way of saying ever … more →
All I know is what I do
wrote 1 year ago: Each of us in our heart holds the dreams and fears of our childhood. The real and imagined blows del … more →
Hungry Heart
wrote 1 year ago: Life in foster care is a meal short on satisfaction. You won’t starve…but you’ll … more →
November is national adoption awareness month:
wrote 1 year ago: A funny thing happened on my way to adulthood…I found out I was adopted. (Insert laugh track h … more →
Trick or Treat:You decide.
wrote 1 year ago: Trick or Treat:You decide. As parents we must create a platform whereupon our children can gain enou … more →
Thinking about adopting?
wrote 1 year ago: Our foster care system is over flowing with the untapped potential of thousands of the most incredib … more →
Taking Teens: A Good Choice
wrote 1 year ago: Separate the desire, the drive and the will to be a parent from the need to give birth and you are a … more →
I beg your pardon...parenthood never promises a rose garden.
wrote 1 year ago: Just in case you were wondering what it’s going to take to parent a traumatized child let me b … more →
The Adoption Catastrophe
wrote 1 year ago: At the heart of every adoption: A family has been torn apart. A child has lost his bearings in the w … more →
Depression
wrote 1 year ago: When it hurts to breathe. When the pain becomes a constant state that doesn’t seem to subside. You a … more →
FANTASY: AN ILLUSION OR DELUSION
wrote 2 years ago: Expecting a child who has lost his home: To love you and your family just because you took him in. E … more →
Shame
wrote 2 years ago: Ever present in the mind of foster/adoptive children prospective parents will need to understand thi … more →
ADOPTING TEENS & 'TWEENS RADIO
wrote 2 years ago: “THE ADOPTING TEENS & ‘TWEENS RADIO FORUM” 8pm-9pm Tonight Presents BRENDA McC … more →
Cross cultural adoption:Let me say this about that.
wrote 2 years ago: Basic assumption: all things being equal let’s just get this out of the way right off the bat: … more →
500,000 children served?
wrote 2 years ago: The foster care system is the biggest failed experiment in institutionalized baby sitting ever and a … more →
