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Vulnerable | 3girlstogether
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The life and times of an adoptive family. Do you sometimes look at your children and get overwhelmed by their vulnerability? I’m guessing all parents not only adopters would answer yes to that question. Generally the calm and rationale part of me says:. I should concentrate on the here and now,. I should try not to think too far ahead. I can’t be sure what the future may hold. There’s no point worrying about things that may never happen. How do I meet the needs of a child so resistant to me? August 2, 20...
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24 hours in 250 words | 3girlstogether
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The life and times of an adoptive family. 24 hours in 250 words. Bought a swimming pass for the summer today and they gave me an extra week free. Their cleaner said she’d bring a cuppa to poolside for me when I come on my own. Spent a few hours with my friend and her funny toddlers while the girls were at school; stress free and a chance for a good chat. DD1 managed to tell her new LSA she doesn’t like being tickled. Wow! In the restaurant DD2 said I’m full. Can I leave some ice cream? July 2, 2015.
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Working with Schools – a balancing act | 3girlstogether
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The life and times of an adoptive family. Working with Schools – a balancing act. This year I moved the girls from a large multicultural city school who had lots of experience with children with attachment disorders to a small village school where they admitted they had none. The previous school looked great for the girls but failed to put anything concrete into action. I have to admit that I’m a fairly demanding parent but with good reason:. So how has it gone? Happily staffing for the girls has been ca...
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Is it my fault? | 3girlstogether
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The life and times of an adoptive family. Is it my fault? Before I adopted I had a successful career. I would like to think I was well respected and pretty good at what I did. That involved dealing with many other senior professionals in different fields. That was easy, even enjoyable, for me. So how is it that now I am unable to successfully advocate for my children? How is it that I find parenting them so hard? Am I lacking in resilience? Is it all my fault? But for the rest I’ve walked away for now...
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The life and times of an adoptive family. Before I start a few ‘yes I know’s:. Yes I know we are lucky to have access to an Adoption Support Fund at all and those in Wales Scotland etc do not. Yes I know that therapy is not going to ‘fix’ my children. Yes I know there are cheaper providers of therapy available but those who know the girls, including professionals, have agreed on these providers as being in the best position to support us as a family. This should be great news shouldn’t it! Between my cur...
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