Clik here to view.
Which popular fictional characters were adopted? Part 1
I had such a good response to my list of famous people who were adopted, that I decided to make another list of popular fictional characters who were adopted. I was surprised to see how many of our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Saying goodbye to your foster kids
Saying goodbye seems to accompany the foster care lifestyle. Sometimes the goodbye is bittersweet because the child is being adopted, or gets to return home. In those cases, you still worry about their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Interview with a real adoptive family #1
Although social workers and other experts can tell you a lot about the foster care and adoption process, they can’t give you the nitty gritty details about the experience. Only someone who has been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What’s going on…
Cue the Marvin Gaye song. Just thought I would write a list of stuff that has been going on in my life lately. Feel free to comment or even share what is going on in your life! *The biggest news, at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review of “The Adoptive & Foster Parent Guide”
Although I normally only review children’s books, I do occasionally make an exception for a book that I can really relate to, and I can definitely relate to “The Adoptive & Foster Parent Guide”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
To spank or not to spank – what kind of discipline actually works?
It’s been awhile since I have written a blog post related to foster parenting, but something has been weighing heavily on my mind and I would like to share it and allow others to share their own...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NEW paperback version of popular foster care book “From Both Sides”
I am proud to announce that I have just released a NEW paperback version of my free verse memoir ebook about foster care entitled “From Both Sides, A Look into the World of Foster Care From Those Who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mental Illness Labels : Alphabet Soup Poem
Yesterday I commented on a post by blogger Myloudbipolarwhispers about mental illness labels. In the comment, I explained how one of my foster kids once had a therapist who talked about the dangers of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Poetry: A World Like This
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too couldn’t have dreamed of a world like this. A world where kids stay doped up on Ritalin and Prozac, while drug dealers work the swing sets and slides of a local...
View ArticleI think I need a law degree…
This was originally going to just be a blog post here, but it was so long it became an article…sorry, had to vent! I’m really starting to think that it would help to have a degree in law to be a...
View Article
