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Let’s Hear From the Dads!
Browsing back through all of my posts, I see that nearly every one of them has been written from the perspective of the adoptive mother. The only post that I have written on the unique issues related...
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Love Thursday- Papa’s Girl
It’s a wonderful thing watching my husband and daughter together, while I do think that Livi is officially a Mama’s girl, she has a special place in her heart for her Papa. They have a special bond....
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Love Thursday- Fathers & Daughters
Happy Love Thursday everyone. Thursdays are getting harder for me as we now have our little OT toddler playgroup every Thursday. It takes some planning now to make sure I get you a picture. Often for...
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An Adoptive Dad’s Birthday
Today brought a birthday celebration at our house. Dad is now 40. He’s “officially old”, according to the kids. Normally, we have low-key celebrations for birthdays. I love to celebrate a day as...
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What About Adoptive Dads?
Most blogs seem to be targeted toward women. It seems that women are the most likely to read blogs and to seek out information and support on adoptive parenting. What about information for the dads?? I...
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What Does “Adoptive Parenting” Mean Anyway?
A few weeks back, I had a quick cup of coffee with a dear friend of mine. We did the usually “catch up” convos; we talked about our families, reminisced about the “old days”, and laughed a lot. I...
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Adoptive Parenting and the Stay-at-Home Mom
I am a stay-at-home mom. I briefly mentioned as such in a blog I wrote for “adoptive parenting” earlier today, in fact, and felt compelled to expound a bit on this topic this evening. I say it proudly:...
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Re-establishing Daily Routine
The holidays have come and gone. If you’re anything like me, I’m still not back to my normal routine. I feel that I’m almost there, but not quite. It’s hard to wrap my head around a whole new year, and...
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Happy Father’s Day!
It’s Father’s Day and across the country dads are opening up presents: ties, barbecue tools, car gadgets, the latest technological mechanism guaranteed to make their life easier. Or perhaps they are...
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Celebrating Family
I love the word family and how it has evolved. 50 years ago, if we would have asked a group of people what a family was it would have been such a boring answer. “A dad, a Mom, and 2.5 children.” Maybe...
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