You all may remember my new friend, Allison, from this year’s Adoption Blogger Interview Project. Today she released a new book called Navigating the Explosion. This books takes the adoptive Mother through the adoption process and life afterwards with encouraging letters from moms who have been there. As a mom who’s in an […]
Our journey to and through trust-based parenting has been one mostly in the trenches. That’s the fancy way of saying we learned what we know the hard way. Here are my top 10 mistakes: Do not dis your child’s country of origin…ever. Or at least not until they develop a sense of humor. We adore […]
It’s amazing what you find when you have a couple hours to sit down and catch up on unedited photos. I came across this from Kayla’s birthday back in January. She had been bugging me for a photo book of her own. It’s hard on our older kids that they don’t have baby books […]
You need to know that kids from hard places frequently find themselves in fight, flight, or freeze mode. You need to know some always go to fight. You need to know that these children create hell on earth for some families. You need to know that these children, when triggered, hit, kick, bite, throw things, […]
It’s a good thing I love salt. Having teenagers is one thing. Having traumatized teenagers is…special. You should never take them too seriously. These pairs of quotes came from the same child’s mouth within minutes (or at most hours). This summer is not fun like last summer. I thought we were going to do […]
“I don’t know how you do it.” “I could never homeschool that many.” These are common comments once folks figure out what I do with my life. My hubby would tell them that we set our bar pretty low these days and most days, even then, we only trip over it. Anyway, here’s a glimpse […]
For the second year in a row, it’s time for the Adoption Blogger Interview Project. This year I was matched with a blogger of another large adoptive family–Allison at Schumm Explosion. They actually make us look small. I immediately related to Allison as she’s an adult adoptee who has done the crazy and has a […]
Welcome to the 12th posting of the carnival. As a mother to both children by birth and through adoption, I can relate to the struggle of having to reassure my adopted children over and over and over again that they are loved with the same intensity that our bios are loved. At a post entitled […]