Sunday, August 8, 2010

Back to School Adoption Resources

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It's that time of year again, when my kids go back to school and bring their adoptions with them.  In fact, my kids start school on WEDN...
Saturday, August 7, 2010

Korea's Lost Children

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Click here to listen to a BBC World Service (Radio) documentary, described as follows: "I was abandoned in a public market in the be...
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Friday, August 6, 2010

U.S. Suspends Approvals of Nepali Adoptions Based on Abandonment

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According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), it and the Department of State have agreed to suspend processing for ne...
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Open Adoption as College Essay Topic?

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From College Confidential , an answer for a student about addressing open adoption in a college essay: My parents were pioneers in the “op...
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Thursday, August 5, 2010

Where Willy Went

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Where Willy Went  is one of our favorite books these days.  The girls had it in the car today when we took my 16-year-old nephew with us to...
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Swaziland Extends Suspension of Adoption

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From the Times of Swaziland : According to the Deputy Prime Minister, Themba Masuku, there was an increasing demand for Swazi children by ...
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Final Florida Fotos

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Prop. 8 & Biological Connection Between Parents & Child

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The importance of a biological connection between parents and children was an issue in the opinion released today that invalidated Californi...
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Jupiter Lighthouse

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We visited the Jupiter Lighthouse today -- the kids climbed the 105 steps and have the "I Survived the Climb" certificates to pro...
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"Are They Orphans?" Redux

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Last year we stayed at this same resort at the same time, and met a little girl who asked if my kids were orphans -- you can read all about ...

Just Talk

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In the Texas Observer, Just Talk , by Debra Monroe, author of the memoir On the Outskirts of Normal : In 1996, I was a white woman with no...

India Court Orders Search for 35-year-old Adoption Records

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From Yahoo News  in India: The registry of the Bombay High Court will have to trace the documents of an international adoption which took ...
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Sunday, August 1, 2010

Flying

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That would be my 16-year-old nephew, William, parasailing.  His description -- "it was freaking AWESOME!"  Next, he says, he wa...
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Saturday, July 31, 2010

A Walk on the Wild Side

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Our walk on the wild side was at McCarthy's Wildlife Sanctuary -- a very cool place in Palm Beach.  They get most of their animals fro...
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Transracial adoption -- for or against?

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A thoughtful post about transracial adoption at Irene's Daughters : I am still quite torn over the issue [of transracial adoption]. Ev...
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Friday, July 30, 2010

A Walk on the Beach

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China Testing DNA Before Adoptions

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So says Amanda Kloer at Change.org's End Human Trafficking : The baby trafficking industry in China has been growing rapidly in the pa...
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Thursday, July 29, 2010

We're on Vacation!

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It's that time of year again when I have the misfortune of presenting at a work conference in West Palm Beach.  Pity me! And it's ...
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Fate Uncertain for 12 Haitian Airlift Kids

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The AP reports : Six months after a chaotic airlift to the United States, 12 Haitian children remain in a Roman Catholic institution near ...
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DADT Doesn't Work For Adoptive Parenting

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Dawn Davenport at Creating a Family blog has a great post, "' Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Doesn't Work for Adoptive Pare...
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