Adoption is pretty complicated. You think the hard part is the application process - which, to be fair, is pretty gruelling, and rightly so. But that's really only the beginning. Once your child comes home, the hard work begins. And it's not just a clean-cut case of starting to bond as a … [Read more...] about HOW CAN I BE GRACIOUS TOWARDS MY CHILD’S BIRTH FAMILY?
National Adoption Week
DEAR WORLD, MY ‘ADOPTED’ CHILDREN ARE ALSO MY ‘OWN’ CHILDREN. PLEASE DON’T DIFFERENTIATE.
It's National Adoption Week, which seemed like a good opportunity for a rant. As you know, I tend to blog positively and (I hope) humorously about adoption, and its impact on our family. It's not all roses, of course, and I'm honest about the struggles of raising four children, two of whom have … [Read more...] about DEAR WORLD, MY ‘ADOPTED’ CHILDREN ARE ALSO MY ‘OWN’ CHILDREN. PLEASE DON’T DIFFERENTIATE.