I am going to be real with you, dear readers. I’m case that statement confuses you, by real I mean there is going to be some swearing involved. If a … Disclosure Vetoes I found this on one of my favorite blogger’s posts. I did not know that this type of veto existed! I haveContinue reading “Disclosure Vetoes”
Tag Archives: biological parents
My struggles as an adoptee
As a young child, the fact of being adopted really did not affect me either way. I do not think I absorbed the truth until I was 12. At that point in my life, I started feeling some rejection feelings. I love my adopted parents. I know my adopted mom is a very special personContinue reading “My struggles as an adoptee”
It Really Was That Bad
Today’s story – I was adopted from foster care when I was 12. I was adopted into the same home as one of my biological sisters. Being adopted was the… It Really Was That Bad I think there is always room to improve in every person’s life or in every job we have. In adoption,Continue reading “It Really Was That Bad”
Family adoption revealed!
When I met my biological sister she shared a secret that at the time only her finance’ knew about her. Later she would tell her daughter at an age she could understand. My sister had become pregnant with someone that would not end up staying with her so she decided that it would be bestContinue reading “Family adoption revealed!”
Society needs to pay more attention to birthmother’s
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/12/06/adoption-abortion-pro-life-birth-mothers-239365 I really did not think I would be saying this but we do need to understand birth moms and why they give their children up. You know a majority of them are more mature and wholesome than we think. They get judged negatively more than they should. The more I see these posts aboutContinue reading “Society needs to pay more attention to birthmother’s”
Please Be Mindful — Missing Mom
Please be mindful of what you say about an adoptee’s birth parents and extended birth family – regardless the circumstances or how you personally feel. Remember that this person shares genes and inheritable aspects with that family of origin. From an adoptee – As a child I internalized the messages about how I was so […]Continue reading “Please Be Mindful — Missing Mom”
Poverty Is Not A Good Reason — Missing Mom
The question was asked – Should poverty be a reason to remove children from their families? Let’s be clear – the stipends the families get to care for children that are not their own biological offspring are more than large enough to help take the child’s original, natural family get out of poverty. This is […]Continue reading “Poverty Is Not A Good Reason — Missing Mom”
Stop playing the victim in adoption
Too many times in adoption family members other than the adoptee want to play the victim. I can see some family members that missed out on the adoptees’ life because they did not know that they had a family member adopted out. For those of you, that knew the mother gave her child up forContinue reading “Stop playing the victim in adoption”
Good News for the World of Adoption Via Podcast — Sherrie Eldridge Adoption
My new podcast-20 THINGS ADOPTION-announces good news for the world of adoption! Adoptive moms and traumatized adoptees can now find freedom–adoptees from their painful past and adoptive moms from their painful self (you know, the self that reminds you you’ll never have what it takes to meet the needs of your adopted child). 102 more words GoodContinue reading “Good News for the World of Adoption Via Podcast — Sherrie Eldridge Adoption”
Next Steps — The Adoption Files
“I just received my non identifying information. What do I do next?” What do you want to do? I was not asked what I wanted to do. I was asked Why I wanted to do anything at all. I was asked why finding my family mattered at all. I believe most of us have heard […]Continue reading “Next Steps — The Adoption Files”
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