Adoption

A Note, A Phone, and Faded Memories of Adoption

By Jan Wilberg
on February 24, 2015
We looked through old papers tonight, pages of them, some in English, most in Spanish, documents pulled out of a torn white envelope, each one signifying some step in the adoption of one of our three children from Nicaragua. In the papers were names we had forgotten, names of people and places. ...more
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Because Adoption, Because Attention Deficit Disorder, Because Absolutely Everything, Because Nothing

By Lara Capuano
on February 23, 2015
Over the past few years, the following things have been offered to us as possible "causes" for the behavioral problems we have experienced with our seven-year-old son, Harper. Most of the time the suggestions have been made in love, purely out of concern. Occasionally they have been "casually" dropped into a conversation in correction or judgement. Some are shoved down our throats via Facebook articles and blogs. ...more
By Lara Capuano
http://youtu.be/n9k6NyVwcww If you are interested in learning more about RAD, our family was ...more
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Dear President Obama: What About Parents Who Stay Home?

By DenaDHobbs
on January 21, 2015
[Editor's Note: This post has been updated as of 2:15 pm CT 1/22/2014. The author would like to clarify that she is not asking for a childcare tax credit for parents that stay at home. She believes increasing the dependent deduction by $3,000 instead would benefit more families in America.] So I watched the State of the Union address last night with my husband. It is a miracle I made it over half of the way through as most years I bail after 10 minutes....more
By WomanInWashington
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T-T-T-T-T-Trigger, of Course

By Michelle.C
on March 23, 2015
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Top 10 Things to Do in AZ for Spring Training (besides baseball)

By global_munchkins
on March 18, 2015
Amberblogger- www.globalmunchkins.wordpress.comFollow me: @globalmunchkins ...more
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House-Tree-Pokémon

By babamimi
on March 06, 2015
House-Tree-Person-Pokémon Drawings...more
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No Comfort

By jennifer.watson
on March 03, 2015
"I DON'T WANT YOU!" my three and a half year-old daughter roars, fists clenched at her sides, body rigid, tears and snot coating her face."I DON'T WANT YOU!" she roars again mid-meltdown then jumps up and down screaming at the top of her lungs.I hardly recognize this enraged little person. 95% of the time my kid is joyful, happy, hilarious, and extremely kind.But that other 5% of the time.Meltdowns.Spectacular, epic, blow-the-roof-off meltdowns.Filled with rage....more
By jennifer.watson
teamspraggins  Thanks so much for taking the time to visit and for taking the time to comment. ...more
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Brown Eyes Blue Eyes

By Wendy of the Rock
on February 28, 2015
For the past 24 hours or so, the English-speaking world has been ablaze with the mystery of the blue/black/white/gold dress.  What colour is it really? Is the whole thing a click-bait scam? Who sees what? It’s been one of those Internet phenomena that verify what a small planet this is, how close we all are and yet how different. And how many of us are willing to be completely and utterly diverted by trivia. It came during a week in which perspective and disparity in how we see the world has weighed heavily on me....more
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A Note, A Phone, and Faded Memories of Adoption

By Jan Wilberg
on February 24, 2015
We looked through old papers tonight, pages of them, some in English, most in Spanish, documents pulled out of a torn white envelope, each one signifying some step in the adoption of one of our three children from Nicaragua. In the papers were names we had forgotten, names of people and places. ...more
Adoption

Because Adoption, Because Attention Deficit Disorder, Because Absolutely Everything, Because Nothing

By Lara Capuano
on February 23, 2015
Over the past few years, the following things have been offered to us as possible "causes" for the behavioral problems we have experienced with our seven-year-old son, Harper. Most of the time the suggestions have been made in love, purely out of concern. Occasionally they have been "casually" dropped into a conversation in correction or judgement. Some are shoved down our throats via Facebook articles and blogs. ...more
By Lara Capuano
http://youtu.be/n9k6NyVwcww If you are interested in learning more about RAD, our family was ...more
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Are we breaking?

By babamimi
on February 21, 2015
Adoption

We Fell in Love Online

By MelissaKaye
on February 20, 2015
I know plenty of people who have successfully found love through online dating. I even know some folks who have grown their families by starting the adoption process or the search for a sperm donor online. It never occurred to me that we would fall in love online, but we did....more

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