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CPR First-Aid Class
We finally took our CPR/First-Aid training for our adoption from foster care. The classes cost $45 per person for both. We were scheduled for a few weeks ago, but it was rescheduled because the...
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Birth Mom Vs Adoptive Mom
Portrait of Adoption is doing 30 Days of Adoption stories. There have been several great stories, but I really wanted to share this one. I love reading stories like this! A month later, the day before...
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The Two Sides of International Adoption
I’ve always been a bit concerned about international adoption because 1) there could be a cultural barrier in the understanding of “adoption” when biological parents are working, if they are working,...
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Books About People of Color
Since I had such a good time creating the list of books about foster care and adoption I thought I’d give it a go again. This time I have a list of books about people of color. The Colors of Us...
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Getting Into This Baby Thing
We just booked a hotel for a visit and we did something I’ve never done before … we asked the hotel to place a crib in the room. Take a look at this room. Does it look like it should have a crib in...
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Dads Are REAL Parents
I love this article on RoleReboot.com from Lynn Beisner. She talks about the first time she really trusted her husband to make a parenting decision. I don’t think I’ll have this problem as He is...
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Firearm Safety, Kids and Other Parents
As you know I’m a HUGE fan of OffbeatFamilies.com. While perusing the site I noticed this question: What limits have your families set for toy/pretend guns, how are you communicating the potential...
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5 Year Anniversary Trip to Black Mexico
Yes, there are Black folks that were born in Mexico. I have been described as an “Afro-Latino” though I don’t think that really fits. I am Black (on my mother’s side) and Mexican (on my father’s side)...
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Kid Book: “A is for Activist”
I stumbled upon a book called, “A is for Activist” while searching for children’s thrift stores in Oakland, CA. What a concept! It’s a little too left for me, but I love the idea of it. Here’s some...
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Adoption Photo Shoot … with People of Color and Chubby Folks
This is us. Sunday we did an adoption photo shoot and I learned a few things: Always tell the photographer that you are a person of color before the shoot. The suggestions that she was making don’t...
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No Making Childhood Magical
“Our parents were not responsible for entertaining us. If we dared to mutter those two words, “I’m bored,” we would be handed a chore.” Arizona writer Kimberly Hosey makes us remember the magic of...
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Random Photos from Peru
Her in Cusco. I wanted to take a photo with the woman in the blue hat … the woman in the orange hate photo bombed me! Lol Alpaca dinner on Ollantaytambo. One of the best meanls we had the whole time!...
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My Seeds Sprouted!
We planted the seeds on Sunday. It’s Friday and I see the little green shoots! Whoo hoo! There is still a long road to go, but I’m pretty proud that our little mix of potting soil worked and those...
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Grief and Loss in Adoption
One of the biggest challenges that I think we’ll come across in raising our child(ren) is dealing with the feelings of grief and loss around their first parents and the adoption. I have heard people...
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A Better Way to Apologize
OMG! What a wonderful article about apologizing! We’ve all done the fake, “Whatever, I’m sorry” before. This article explains a format to apologize and why each step is important. It’s a bit large, but...
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Lunch With An Astronaut? Yes, Please!
Am I the only one that didn’t know that you can go visit NASA in Houston? Yes? Okay … Lol I just found out that you can visit the NASA compound and see all this cool astronaut stuff: New Mission...
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Elimination Communication and Newborns
Elimination communication pot used with our newborn. I decided to see if we could use elimination communication with our newborn. We started June 11th and it’s been going pretty well so I thought that...
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Feeling Faces Tachometer for Kids
I read a review of Planes Fire and Rescue at Adoption at the Movies and it gave me the inspiration to create a feeling faces tachometer. If you want to know why please read the review on Adoption at...
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Thrift Store Rocking Chair for Child
As you know, I love diy projects (see here and here). When I saw this cute little dirty, stickered rocking chair I knew that I had found my next project. Before I had to get those stickers off. I put...
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Tips to Avoid Children Being Bitten By Dogs
Our pup hangs out while we read to the baby. I just read this great article with tips to avoid having a child bitten by a dog. The article will help families protect their children (not be bitten) and...
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