ABC Family’s New TV Series: “The Fosters”
This week, ABC Family launched the season premiere of The Fosters, which airs on Monday nights at 9:00 p.m. EST/8:00 p.m. CST. You can read a description of the show on the bottom of the screen here...
View ArticleLearning Disabilities Association (LDA) Awareness
If you have a child with learning disabilities, watch the below video from the Learning Disabilities Association (LDA). I am a member of a local chapter and learn a lot about how to meet my child's...
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Adoption Lessons from a Frog
My 12-year-old adopted child caught a frog yesterday. Actually, it looked like a toad to me, but he insists that it is a frog named Phil, so I’ll stick with calling the amphibian a frog.If I had been...
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Adopted Child’s First Week of Overnight Camp
Today, I dropped my 12-year-old adopted child off for his first ever week of overnight (residential) camp. How I feel this evening reminds me of how I felt the first day that I dropped him off at...
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“Switched at Birth” Addresses Birthfather Rights
ABC Family’s Switched at Birth has a storyline going about birthfather rights. Angelo (played by Gilles Marini) learned that his one-night stand resulted in a pregnancy when the mother told him about...
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Being Truthful in Adoption
One of the issues I am wrestling with in my personal life is living in a society that does not value truth. To be a “good friend,” some people expect you to tell them what they want to hear rather than...
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Failed Adoption Turned into Successful Adoption
In my blog entry entitled “Switched at Birth” Addresses Birthfather Rights, I shared that ABC Family’s Switched at Birth had a storyline going about birthfather rights. Since that episode, Angelo...
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Homework is a Waste of Time and Energy
Lisa’s blog entry, entitled Welcome Back to Homework Hell, got me back on my soapbox, so you can thank her for this rant!Homework is a waste of time and energy. Homework is one of those requirements...
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Returning to Work Full-time after being a Stay-at-home Mom
Back in May, I shared that I had decided to apply for a full-time position with my current employer:To Work or Not to Work … That is the QuestionWeighing Pros and Cons of Returning to Work Full-timeI...
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Thanks for a wonderful seven years!
Hi, all.I know I haven't been around since I returned to full-time work in 2012, but I still wanted to say goodbye. Hopefully you still remember me! My little boy is now almost 14 years old and would...
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