Advocacy: Creating the Things We Wish Existed
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*This quote captures part of the heart of advocacy: Creating the things we
wished existed. T*hroughout the ongoing history of Ohio foster care youth
and ...
FMF gets an offer to apply for an adoption grant
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DuskyThough we are rarely posting--the action has shifted to social
media--where immediate responses can be made--I'm here because of a
particularly poig...
The Revolution will not be danced!
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That was the title of the dance piece that my son choreographed taught to
11 other dancers and performed himself at college. At almost 12 minutes
it w...
Are Adoptees Blank Slates?
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An Adoptee on twitter made an observation that summed up the reality for
many adoptees and I can’t find the tweet. Argh. The gist of it was even if
you get...
Hello world!
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Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then
start writing!…
The post Hello world! first appeared on Judy M. Miller.
A Motherhood Life Lesson
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Photo by Terra Trevor (1986)
My babies are all grown. I no longer sneak off to my writing room to finish
that one last page. I’ve learned not to try. Now ...
New: Adoption History Website
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My friend and fellow adoption and human rights activist Janine Myung Ja (of
Vance Twins) has just published her new website: Adoption History.
“Janine’s wo...
Goodbye, WordPress!
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I think I’ve hated WordPress since I first started using it, and that
hatred has only grown as it has morphed into an unusable mess with an
obtuse interfac...
How’d it happen
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Today at work, I was thinking about my life. Man, I have a job. I have an
apartment. I pay my bills. I am not in prison or pregnant or living on the
stree...
Updates & Connecting With me These Days
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[image: Black and white image of Amanda from the chest-up with the backdrop
of a large studio room in her new practice]
*Welcome to a space on the web* tha...
Les 11.000 mailles - “Academia Catavencu”
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18 juilliet 2001
Chers lecteurs,
Ce qui suit est une petite histoire qui précède la visite en Roumanie d’un
premier-ministre français et de sa suite. Le...
Adoption Initiative Conference 2022
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Originally posted on Daniel Drennan ElAwar:
The Evolution of Adoption Practice: Activist and Community Perspectives
Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26...
Blogging About Saving Money
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A few weeks ago, I applied for a job. (Actually, it was several weeks ago,
but I have had a hard time getting back to this post for some reason.)
Anyway, y...
Scared
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I wanted to paraphrase myself, as my tummy is in knots just thinking about
going back: Am I important to her? I would like to think I am, that she
thinks o...
Why is Home Décor Essential?
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A day spent alone, and one spent with friends will get you in an entirely
different mood. Your mood depends on your company and surroundings. This
theory d...
SOUND AND FURY
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It’s the noise that brings me to my knees. Noise I can’t control. I spoke
with my psychiatrist regarding it a year ago. He mused on it for a few,
shifted i...
God Works in Shitty, Shitty Ways
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I’ve said it before: One of the things that makes adopto-blogging so
difficult for me is that it’s the same damned stuff, day after year after
decade. So h...
My last CPS meeting
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I don't remember the "official" name of the meeting I attended this
morning. But the gist of it was to find out what the State could do to
salvage the plac...
"The one that adopted me, not the biological one."
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It's so difficult dealing with my mother. The one that adopted me, not the
biological one.
The biological mother I have is far less upsetting than the adop...
The February 2018 Update is...
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that there is no update. Really, are you at all surprised?
We’re doing well though. My attorney wants me to put the blog back up and
start writing ag...
The Wall
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I hit the wall hard on Friday night and I woke up Saturday morning just as
miserable as I had gone to bed. So I . spent the entire day in my hiding
in my ...
Therapy
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Well. Y "finished" therapy, but we can go back if we need to. I feel like
things are going so much better overall with him. The therapist said she
felt li...
Where There’s Smoke…
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finished transcribing a Supernatural fan fic i started writing over the
summer today. it comes in at about 4.5k words so far, but there’s still …
Mothers as "Relinquishers"
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Revised 12/21/17*Open Letter to MADDeline Hauter aka Julie,*
Julie, you and I have gotten off to a bad start and I would like to remedy
that. I have been a...
Introducing Becca
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Hi everyone! I'm back! Sort of. Let me explain.
Many of you know me as a Rebecca Hawkes, but in real life most people know
me as Becca Bryer. Rebecca Hawk...
seeds
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Sorry I disappeared again. It wasn’t a good time to talk about what’s going
on because still nothing is resolved but sometimes I want to talk anyway
and I’...
Another day, Another Seizure...
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Epilepsy never gets any easier. Or easier to write about. Awesome had
another big seizure this morning. The second one this week.
I find myself, as alwa...
College Scholarships for Adoptees
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*Did you know that there are scholarships available for adopted and foster
children?*
Many of these scholarships cover tuition cost, living expenses, c...
All Parent Blogs in One Place!
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If you are looking for all of my blog posts pertaining to therapeutic
parenting, you can locate those on my coaching site. Neat and tidy. I'll
see you over...
Facing Pride of Abandonment
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Despite the number of times she said it, I do not think she was “proud” she
gave away her child. At least I do not think she was proud in the literal
sen...
Manfaat Buah Jambu Air Bagi Kesehatan Tubuh
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Manfaat Buah Jambu Air Bagi Kesehatan Tubuh – Buah jambu air adalah buah
yang sudah sangat familiar di Indonesia. Buag ini dinamakan jambu air
karena di ...
Chinese New Year Chapter Books for Older Kids
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There are many lists about Chinese New Year books for preschoolers and
young elementary students, but very few highlight chapter books for middle
graders a...
Shout It Out
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So, between taking my sweet Granddaughter to Disney World and getting into
our family place at the lake, I’ve spent most of September barely on social
med...
Near and Far
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Here's what Christmas was like when I was a child in Australia: presents in
the morning around our family Christmas tree, then over to our
grandparents' h...
School Supply List 2014-2015
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I currently have 7 children, 5 of whom will be in public school this year.
Their combined school supply list is forever long. Good thing I buy things
on sa...
Small Update
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I mailed my Dad’s Father’s Day card, which included my letter to him asking
him to adopt me back, today. Now I’m nervous, but it probably won’t even
get to...
Letting go of The Hard. Good night.
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Why couldn't I just leave it here, unfinished? I don't know. Yet, it haunts
me. This year, I become aware, one of the things I really needed to do was
"Let...
They Just Don't Get It . . .
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I have decided to take my son out of school at the end of this year. For
years I was intent on the fact that he would be in school as long as they
allowed...
National Guinea Pig Day
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Blitzen and I took the day off of school and work to celebrate the day.
And a really weird thing happened – we had an amazing time. Blitzen and I
have ne...
Daiily Bastardette moving to Word Press
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After a couple years of talking to myself about it, I have decided to
transfer *The Daily Bastardette* from Blogger to Word Press. The final
straw came...
Well, Hello There
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Hello! How are you? I miss writing here so much! But that is not what I am
here today to say.
[image: Adoption Blogger Interview Project 2013]
The Adoptio...
Party Animals
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*I understand this post is almost a year over due, but the theme of this
blog is better late then never. *
All I wanted for my bachelorette party was to...
Luca's 3rd Bday
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I was there the day he was born.
I can not believe this little baby is THREE years old.
(Click to Enlarge)
Someone please tell him to stop growing...
Trauma Doesn't Tell Time
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Robyn Gobbel, LCSW, wrote a blog post regarding trauma, implicit and
explicit memories. I don't know Robyn but now I'm seriously crushing on
her. Here is...
Guess who got a job?
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Me. That's who!
My background check was finally fixed and the transitional living program
offered me a job. It will be a night job that doesn't pay enoug...
Oh My it has been AWHILE!
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Well... by the looks of things around the blog I got busy :) I can't
believe it has been since August that I last updated on our journey.
I don't have time...
Orphans, Orphanage in children's movies and books?
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If you are a member of the adoption triad you probably know of Disney's
need to kill off a parent in every movie. We avoid any movies that I know
have a ne...
Defining Ourselves for Ourselves
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An Alumni Sister asked, “how do we learn to define ourselves for ourselves
and learn to not see ourselves as cases but as people?” Learning to define
yours...
Culture, Christmas & Adoption
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Somehow, in all the years I've watched Miracle on 34th Street, I've managed
to miss this scene until this year, where a Dutch girl comes to see Macy's
Sa...
First holidays together....
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Tigger, S, and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We were with my parents and
my relatives. S's relatives have all moved out of state and this was his
first...
Back to school= quiet house
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Back to school 2012
that's deserving of a blog post! Really, my house is quiet. The tears of
sending Jack off to Kindergarten have passed.
I have a mome...
Absence Makes The Heart Grow........
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"Absence makes the heart grow founder". Does it really? Or does absence
make the heart grow curious, empty, confused, or just plain hard? I never
truly und...
Finding Myself
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Have any of you seen the movie, "Runaway Bride"? Well, there's a girl who
has been engaged multiple times and ends up running off during the actual
wedding...
Labels Change. “Foster Kid” to “Foster Parent”
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Fifteen years ago, if you would have told me that I would one day be a
foster parent, I would have laughed in your face. I wanted to be so far
away from th...
Recognition.
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My biosister, Nicole, is a teenager and is 5 months pregnant. Obviously,
when most people find this out, they are curious to know if she will place
her ...
Two second post
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(Okay, this post wasn't supposed to be blank. Apparently blogging from my
phone is not fool proof.)
I quit my part time job today.
I'm equal parts elated...
Saying Goodbye To A Pet Is Never Easy
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I lost my first baby, bandana boy, sooo sad. The decision was hard. And
even though it may have been obvious, the loss of a pet is never easy. I
still r...
Dealing with death and dysfunction
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My maternal grandmother passed away last week. No condolences are
necessary as I didn't know her. I wanted to know her. I tried to know
her, but she was...
Just Sayin
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In regard to some of the comments I am not and will not post Defensive
behaviors can be the result of a: * Challenge to private or public
perceptions of ou...
Moving Day
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Tomorrow is August 29th, which is the deadline I set for myself to launch
the newly designed site for Home (if I hadn't set the deadline I may have
procra...
Farewell to Yoon's Blur
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So, I know I just said I was going to take a break. But I have decided
that, yes, it is time to go.
No more "breaks." This is it.
In light of all the "bre...
My 30 Day Dating Diet
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----My 30 Day Dating Diet Journal----
"Embrace and appreciate your woman's mind." Tony Gaskins said. The
immediate thought that rushed to my mind upon hea...
Guest Post: A Grandmother’s Adoption Perspective
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I’m excited to share my first guest post! This is from my mother, “Grandma
G”, and this is her adoption story.
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Boys will be boys
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Despite acting like he doesn’t understand what we say, Gege has a very good
sense of what is allowed and what isn’t, and more or less follows our
household...
From the Beginning
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Are you a new reader? Then may want to start here. See my main blog HERE.
Screwed Up: My Life
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
Part VI
Part VII
P...