So, I’m like a dog?
The last thing your adopted child wants to be associated with is a stray dog or cat. As a dad of a “chosen” daughter, I cringe at comments I hear from well meaning friends and family. I read a story [...]
She’s treating my wife just awful!
Mother-daughter relationships can be difficult. Especially if both are pretty strong-willed. Add an adoption into the mix and you can have fireworks, right? Let’s face it, we’re all broken people. Many adoptees feel like they don’t belong. If attachment issues [...]
Afterthoughts—they have it rough.
My wife and I have four kids. They’re thirty-three, thirty, twenty-nine, and sixteen. Yep, sixteen. Yes, we planned it. Not an afterthought at all. But, because she’s adopted, she thinks we love her brother and sisters more. Why? In her [...]
Your child may have a deep wound.
I ran across this infographic on Facebook recently. It said, “The kids who need the most love will ask for it in the most unloving ways.” As a parent of an adopted child, this struck a chord with me. When [...]
So, I’m like a dog?
The last thing your adopted child wants to be associated with is a stray dog or cat. As a dad of a “chosen” daughter, I cringe at comments I hear from well meaning friends and family. I read a story [...]
She’s treating my wife just awful!
Mother-daughter relationships can be so difficult. Especially if both are pretty strong-willed. Add an adoption into the mix and you can have fireworks. Let’s face it, we’re all broken people. Many adoptees feel like they don’t belong. If attachment issues [...]