I am a firm believer that loss is inherent in adoption, even infant adoption. I also believe that children, even from the earliest moments, grieve and mourn these losses, not because they understand them, but because they feel them. I do think that all children have different levels of resilience and feel these losses and cope [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 23, 2009
Open Adoption Roundtable 2: Father’s Day
Installment 2 of Open Adoption Roundtable from Heather PNR. Assignment in a nutshell: Talk about the first/birth father of your child.
Hi there, S.–
You don’t know me, but I’m raising your son. Heck, you may not really even know you have a son, but that’s something to sort out another day, I guess. Despite that fact, [...]
June 18, 2009
Open Adoption Roundtable–Better Late than Never!
Okay, Okay…I’m lame at this whole blogging thing. In my own defense, I’ve been battling laziness, potty training a three year old, working full time, going on fabulous beach vacations (well, just one), laundry, various family events, and elderly in-laws—one of which just had knee replacement surgery yesterday morning a county away. Oh, yeah, and [...]
