Month: September 2017
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Vacation
I read this article interviewing successful adults, former foster care kids who never got adopted, yet they made it, due to their insight about studying hard as their exit ticket breaking the cycle of doom. They were all in a room brainstorming about how they can impact the next generations of orphans. They were all…
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“I have a spot for you”
I mentioned to a former leader of mine that I’m visiting California this winter.
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We saw Edelweiss on the high peaks of Lacu Rosu
The best excursions in nature happen without much planning.
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The first lie
Do you remember when you told your first lie? Did you get caught? Did you get punished? Did you feel it was wrong to tell lies?
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The orchard
About a year ago we walked up this yard path, on a rainy day in a village, to met our daughter just as she was about to turn 3.
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Stay with me
Inch by inch she gets what she wants for the bedtime routine. We wonder if there are any books or a compilation of experiences from other parents. Since the beginning we gave in more territory to the “enemy”: stay up later, leave the door open, sing more songs, stay with me.
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Post Adoption evaluation
For the next two years someone will pay us an announced visit every three months. This first one covered a general overview of what these visits entail.