"Today begins National Adoption Awareness Month, and initiative originally intended to raise awareness of the thousands of U.S. children in foster care who are waiting to be adopted because they cannot be reunified with their biological families." Go read more by Karen Pickell at Between -- A View From The Space That Separates American Indian AdopteesDAniel Ibn ZaydThe Life of VonThe Adopted OnesLost Daughter'sNo Apologies for Being MeAdoptee RestorationLaura Dennis BlogNeither Here Nor There...The Declassified AdopteeMothermadeJaeRan KimSister Read More
“Clouds In My Coffee”
My husband and I took a trip recently. We went to see his parents, whom we haven't seen or talked to in over 4 years. We decided to take the trip for a few reasons, but the main reason was so they could see and hear how HE felt about what has happened. My husband told his parents this, and more, when we were there. As you can probably guess, things did not go well. In fact, we seemed to annoy them more than anything. I felt as if I was no more than dirt under their feet. My father-in-law even made a point of positioning himself, I presume, to limit his view of me. My mother-in-law first Read More