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Looking Behind the Numbers
I was given the number 180,000 when it came to children waiting for families in the foster care system. When that number surfaced, I was shocked. Imagine my surprise when I did some research and found...
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Transitions
I was speaking to a friend about her recent legal risk placement. Transitions can be so tough, both on the child and the new family. No matter how much empathy you have for that grieving child, it...
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The Best Summer Ever
Tonight, I sit at the computer and am thinking about this past year and all of the changes that have occurred in our house. You name it- we have probably done it in the last twelve months. On top of...
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Traumatized Children Miss Out on Important Life Lessons
I recently took my daughter and her best friend to a park near our home. Both girls are ten and in the 5th grade, so I felt comfortable letting them play while I sat on a nearby bench flipping through...
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When I Was Her Age
By the time I was ten I was doing my own laundry, caring for an aged and ill grandmother who lived with us, and I did my homework without assistance or even prompting. She’s not going to be that way....
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Everyone’s Head is Intact
As I sit here typing on this Saturday morning there is a constant thump, thump, thump coming from the basement. All three children are down there- I sure hope that it isn’t one of their heads. One of...
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Advocating
A couple of weeks ago we had the ARD meeting to set my son’s educational plan. At the meeting, we set an uneasy goal to send “The Captain” on to kindergarten next year. I left unsettled. As the next...
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Advocating for My Loved One
Well, the school year has started for us; I’m sure I will write later about our first day. I couldn’t help but contrast the picture of the start of the year to that imaginary first day of school I...
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Radio Silence and a Little Update
And . . . we’re back! Sorry for the radio silence in September. Life as a mom of 5 caught up to me and I got behind on blogging. I do have to remind myself now and then that living is more important...
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Easing the Start of School
When I look back at the last 3-1/2 years I am completely amazed by how my heart has grown. I do not mean that in a prideful way. When The Captain (then 34 months) walked into our home for the first...
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