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My Journey As An Alcoholic and Adoptee By Miguel Caballero
AA & Adoption "Here is something I have believed about myself and my adoption since I was a child, since before I knew I was an alcoholic: My birth mother took one look at me and knew that I was worthless and unlovable and unredeemable. She didn’t want to...
Adopt Salon Constellation West Los Angeles Support Group
Pre/Post Foster Care & Adoption Constellation Support Group Sign Up for our Monthly Newsletter: CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE Adopt Salon was developed and is supported by the CELIA CENTER, a non-profit Adoption, and Foster Care Support organization. An open support...
A First Birth Mother’s Heartfelt Poetry by Alison Daigle
5 hours left...to tell my parents about you.. Today mocks my delicate mood The clouds cry for me and together we brood The air is calm and comfortable But inside there’s a storm My inside is real but outside I must perform Everything is bleak and gray My problems...
How to Cope with the Ups and Downs of Being a Foster Parent by Dr. John DeGarmo
How to Cope with the Ups and Downs of Being a Foster Parent by Dr. John DeGarmo As a foster parent, you NEED to take care of yourself. You NEED to ensure that you are watching out after yourself, finding the time you need for you, and the help you need to care for...
When Your Son Has 6 Grandparents By Nicole Rademacher, Adoptee
Why do you have two mommies and two daddies? Can I have two mommies and two daddies? No, but you have 6 grandparents. I have an idea. If you and daddy weren’t together, then got together with another mommy and another daddy, I could have two daddies and two mommies....
Understanding the Transition from Foster Care to Adoption: From a Personal and Professional Perspective by Jeanette Yoffe, M.A., M.F.T.
The transition from foster care to adoption can be very difficult for a child and there are many challenges to take into consideration. The challenges center around separation and loss, trust, rejection, guilt and shame, identity, intimacy, loyalty, and mastery or...