personal thoughts

Everything has changed

Posted on February 20, 2008. Filed under: foster care, personal thoughts |

An update:
I haven’t written in this blog since last summer for a few reasons.

My father died unexpectedly in July and that rocked my world
I started officially fostering a toddler 5 days after he died
we had some months of “if it can go wrong, it will” in the fall during the beginning of our grieving period.
I [...]

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Practical Aspects of an Integrated Life

Posted on June 8, 2007. Filed under: Adoption, Self Awareness, awareness, foster care, personal thoughts |

I haven’t been posting.  I know I am stating the obvious!
Instead, I have been working on integrating my life.
What does that mean?
Well, for starters, it means learning to live as a single mom to a toddler during the week while my hubby works out of town. We’re in the foster/adoption game, which is a whole [...]

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My Mythology

Posted on August 15, 2006. Filed under: Self Awareness, awareness, development, personal thoughts, self Image |

When I was a little girl, I used to fantasize about “surviving” in my room, all alone.  These ideas proliferated usually when I was mad at my parents and stubbornly would go into my “I don’t need ANYONE” mode.  I had all the supplies I needed:  books, music and imagination.  My rations were in the [...]

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