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The Thriving Child: December 2013
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Seeking better outcomes for fostered, adopted, and other trauma-affected or at-risk children. Thursday, December 19, 2013. Five Reminders for Older-Child Adoptions. 1) Respond to your child's emotional age rather than the chronological age. 2) The child's biological family is always present. Whether they are physically in the child's life or not, they are a part of the child's history and psyche. 5) Educating yourself about trauma is essential! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Adoption Voices Magazine, BlogHe...
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The Thriving Child: Criminalizing Trauma
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Seeking better outcomes for fostered, adopted, and other trauma-affected or at-risk children. Thursday, May 22, 2014. Yesterday, I wrote about children with trauma histories and behavioral challenges, and I encouraged my readers to think of such children as "hurt" rather than "bad." Today, I invite you to take that a step further and think about what happens when youth with untreated trauma histories begin encountering the criminal justice system. Consider this in light of what I wrote yesterday: "The ab...
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Sea Glass & Other Fragments: Lost and Found
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Sea Glass and Other Fragments. Sunday, June 15, 2014. I found her relatively easily, once I worked up the nerve to look. It took me another ten years after that to find him. Then five years passed before he was ready to find me back. Except that it was never supposed to happen. Except that being together on Father's Day was a first for both of us. We lost each other so thoroughly that it took us four and a half decades to find each other again. But there we were. The art of finding.
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Sea Glass & Other Fragments: December 2014
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Sea Glass and Other Fragments. Monday, December 1, 2014. Living Outside Reality: A Guest Post by Deanna Doss Shrodes. 8220;I’m not saying any of it is untrue. I’m just uncomfortable with it.”. This was said to me by a family member when I wrote. My story (which is now being released by Entourage Publishing as a memoir). On my blog, last year. 8220;I’m not living in reality or ready to live in reality. Please leave me in my undisturbed bubble so I can go on denying reality.”. Surely it indicates they are ...
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Sea Glass & Other Fragments: February 2014
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Sea Glass and Other Fragments. Wednesday, February 12, 2014. Five Categories of Adoptees Missing from the "Vocal Minority". That phrase, they dont talk about being adopted so they dont care about it. Dont use silence to dismiss thoughts someone hasnt shared. 8212; Amanda (@AmandaTDA) February 12, 2014. I occasionally run across a comment on the Internet that goes something like this:. Image courtesy of sippakorn / FreeDigitalPhotos.net. Posted by Rebecca Hawkes. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Sea Glass & Other Fragments: The Art of Finding
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Sea Glass and Other Fragments. Monday, October 21, 2013. The Art of Finding. The mother who raised me taught me to shop for bargains the way our distant ancestors taught their daughters to search for the best nuts and berries. She also taught me to gather sea glass. It's a piece of my lost heritage, a habit I didn't acquire. But we both know to run our fingers along the edge of each piece of sea glass checking for soft roundedness. Pieces with sharp edges need more time in the sea. Beautiful - my father ...
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Sea Glass & Other Fragments: June 2013
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Sea Glass and Other Fragments. Sunday, June 16, 2013. I Am My Father's Daughter: A Year In Review. Open Adoption Roundtable #49: . 160;is a series of occasional writing prompts about open adoption. It’s designed to showcase of the diversity of thought and experience in the open adoption community. . The current prompt: Write about adoption and your father. Posted by Rebecca Hawkes. Thursday, June 6, 2013. A Glimpse Into My Adoption Reunion. Click here to read the rest of the post at BlogHer. Ive used a v...
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Sea Glass & Other Fragments: May 2014
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Sea Glass and Other Fragments. Wednesday, May 28, 2014. The Rodger shooting and the #YesAllWomen hashtag. Are pulling up a lot of memories for me, among them a time when I stood in my waitress uniform in front of a group of male coworkers who were talking to me about what they viewed as the primary problem in the world. It was this: that girls like me didn't go for "nice guys" like them. But here's the thing. Their approach didn't feel "nice." It felt threatening and manipulative. I probably should have ...
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Sea Glass & Other Fragments: November 2013
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Sea Glass and Other Fragments. Sunday, November 24, 2013. Connected, Part Two: Is the Internet Changing Our Brains? Is the Internet changing our brains? In his 1998 book The Alphabet Versus the Goddess. Posted by Rebecca Hawkes. Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Connected, Part One: Collaboration and Dialogue on the Internet. Image courtesy of cooldesign at FreeDigitalPhotos.net. Last month I wrote a post at the Lost Daughters. One Option Means No Choice. And Letters to Ms. Feverfew. Posted by Rebecca Hawkes.
