Well, it’s National Adoption Month. It is a time to publicize adoption and to recognize it as a way to build a family. Have you heard much about adoption this month. I don’t think I have. A new movie is coming out next week called ‘Blindside’ with Sandra Bullock and looks [...]
Posts Tagged ‘adoption’
2 Nov
Adoption Poem
Hi!
Here is a poem about adoption I thought you’d enjoy.
Legacy of an Adopted Child
Once there were two women…Who never knew each other…
One you do not remember…The other you call Mother…
Two different lives…Shaped to make you one…
One became your guiding star…The other became your sun…
The first one gave you life…The second taught you to live it…
The [...]
22 Jul
Should we Re-Adopt?
Our two kids were adopted from Russia in 2004. Their birth certificates are currently in Russian attached to an English translation copy. So far, we haven’t been inconvenienced enough to go through the re-adoption process.
To re-adopt your kids in the states costs around $800 a piece (at least in IL) but it gives [...]
18 Jul
Adoption Music & Songs
Do you need some great Adoption music for your Adoption video? Or are you just curious about what types of songs make people think of Adoption?
Here is a great list of Adoption Music—
A New Day Has Come- Celine Dion
A Place for You – Wayne Watson on “A Beautiful Place” CD
A Prayer for Children [...]
29 May
Warner Bros. responds to Orphan movie Protest
As per my last post, I was disappointed to see a movie that offers people another reason to be scared to adopt an older child. I realize it is a horror movie and not real but I don’t like any negative messages getting out there about adoption that might scare potential adoptive families. Warner Bros [...]
25 May
Time to Boycott this very Anti-Adoption Movie
As the parent of two older children adopted from Russian orphanages I was quite upset to hear about this movie coming out soon. Most people have the idea that older children will have more problems and therefore don’t consider adopting kids that are older. Is this movie going to help older kids sitting in institutions [...]
15 May
His Own Little Language
Shortly after we adopted Tania and Alex (ages 10 & 5) we realized that the ‘language thing’ is kind of a BIG thing initially. Our kids were quite social and were always talking to us…like we understood Russian. Most of the time I could kind of figure out what they were talking about because of [...]
30 Apr
Natural, Real or Biological Mom–Which Term is Best?
It was brought to my attention that the term ‘Natural’ mom was a kinder word than ‘biological’ mom. I do like the sound of ‘Natural’ better but find that term a little more vague than ‘Biological’. In many cases this ‘Natural’ mom is one who has to make the most difficult decision of her life…to [...]
27 Apr
Adoption Language?
After becoming an adoptive parent I became more aware of ‘Adoption Language’. Sometimes, as an Adoptive Parent or Adoption Advocate, we need to step in and tell people the correct words to use for adoption. Most people mean well, but are just not familiar with the words that are less offensive. Here [...]
10 Mar
What is your opinion on this video?
I finished ‘tweeking’ my Adoption Highway video…to encourage people to use my system to make International Adoption easier & less costly.
What do you think of it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ9b3sEIPsU
Comments?