adoption
Adoption proves that sometimes, you can choose your family; all about the process before, during and after adoption.
good parenting advice for new parents
Assuming you would like a brief introduction to good parenting advice for new parents: There is no one perfect way to be a parent, but there are definitely some tried and true tips that can help make the journey a little bit easier. For example, building a strong bond with your child from the very beginning is crucial. This can be done by spending quality time together, engaging in physical affection, and creating a supportive and nurturing environment.
By Jessica Lender3 years ago in Families
THE BOY WITH THE SOULFUL EYES
I met Roscoe in 2006 when I was volunteering at Colorado Saint Bernard Rescue. The owner of the rescue asked each of us volunteers to take a dog home for the weekend so she could attend a dog conference in Las Vegas. I was assigned to Roscoe. When I went to pick him up, I learned all about his tragic past.
By Lisa Brasher3 years ago in Families
Silly Lilly the lovely Lab
For a long, long time I was certain that I would never have a dog to call my own. I grew up around dogs and loved dogs, but I didn't get my very own dog until I was in 3rd grade at the age of 9. I had loved my mother's dogs - Oggie and Butchie, but it was Leo the Chow Chow that I fell in love with because he was MY dog. I was responsible for him. A 9-year-old girl can love a pet with all her heart, but that doesn't mean she has any control over the pet's fate or her own. After I had learned that lesson nursing my broken 10-year-old heart for not having Leo anymore, I was certain that I would never have my own dog again --- that I would never give my heart like that again to another dog. I had cats instead. Cats didn't break my heart. They were too independent for such folly.
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman3 years ago in Families
Cosmic Connections
I bought a beautiful, chocolate Standard Poodle pup for my teenage daughter that had recently moved in with me. She wanted a large dog and we lived in an apartment. I did some research and found that Standard Poodles were the good selection for a large dog in apartment living. My daughter moved out and Jenny, the Standard Poodle became mine.
By Lori Buckley3 years ago in Families
The silent, stubborn old man left alone and silent ......
I remember my grandfather as tall, serious, and fierce. Grandpa reprimanded me loudly, but did not beat me, still think he was fierce. Because grandmother often said that when she married at the age of 16, the family is the old lady in charge, grandfather especially listen to the words of the old lady, grandmother was often beaten, often secretly hiding and crying, so at that time always feel that grandfather is very fierce.
By Phil Holzer3 years ago in Families
My Real Adoption Story
My name is Corey. I was born in Henry Ford Hospital in 1983 and was taken away at birth to be passed around about four or five Detroit foster homes. According to my adoptive parents, I had seizures, was malnourished and barely had the strength to lift my arms. I was then fostered by my current adoptive family along with other black and white children. Though they hired black workers but had no black friends, my adoptive family began the process of adopting me into their Irish Catholic home. My adoptive parents have three natural children and two adopted white children who are so in the fog that they can’t see sunlight. I am the youngest addition to the family.
By Ire Isegun3 years ago in Families
The Schizophrenic Whistle-blower
My story begins with the Tuskegee experiments. Shadowy White supremacist organizations in the government basically feared a black messiah so they meticulously tested black people’s D.N.A to discover “abnormations” that led to a person having different abilities. In the past, a whistle-blower outed these scientists for purposely giving black people syphilis in order to see how their cells would react in various ways. There was a hidden connection between these secret organizations, the adoption industry and the psychiatry industry. Social workers and child protection are used as tools for breaking up families that they think have “abnormations” in their bloodlines. Such “abnormations” lead to a person having abilities like super memorization, telekinesis, the ability to fly, super creativity, extreme intelligence, empathic powers, and any other form of psychic powers. Anything outside of their idea of “non-threatening” is labeled by their doctors and social workers as “schizophrenic”, so people can be secretly categorized for their abilities but dismissed as crazy or damaged in the general population of society.
By Ire Isegun3 years ago in Families
The Hunt For Answers of a Closed Adoption
Growing up, it was not uncommon knowledge in the family that my mother was adopted. Her adoptive parents decided it was best that she and her sister both knew the truth and would not be made to feel as if they were living a lie. That they should know they were adopted out of love. Now my aunt and mother were, and still are, polar opposites. My aunt is the book smart, goody two shoes who has always done everything by the book and deemed the golden child. And my mother.....well, that's a less pleasant explanation. My mother got into drugs early, dropped out of college, got knocked up, and settled for a shotgun wedding. She has, very truthfully, always been the family disappointment who could have been something great. Having 4 kids and running through 2 marriages did not slow her drug abuse or abuse of those around her, but rather accelerated it and damaged everything and everyone in her life. At some point, my aunt found her biological mother. This created a massive tension in the family. My mother was enraged and jealous. Saying she was pissed would put it very lightly. It further advanced the distaste my mother had for my aunt as she wanted to find her biological parents more than my aunt did. She wanted answers and had never felt complete. She had never felt like she fit in, which was her own fault.
By Bailey Theismann3 years ago in Families
What do family relationships mean to each of us?
Family is the smallest stage in the social theater, is where we live every day. Family relationship is a dynamic link between family members, which is closely related to the physical and mental health of each of us. Each person's speech and behavior affects the family relationship, and family relationship also shapes each person.
By Anthony Ross3 years ago in Families
