by Gayle Swift | Feb 5, 2012 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion, Post Adoption Challenges & Behaviors, The Adoption Triad
Recently I shared a conversation with an adult who was adopted as a newborn. She described the soup of emotions that she felt toward her birth-mother. To this day, she maintains a strong current of anger, hurt, frustration, and lack of control. This pain co-exists...
by joannd | Feb 3, 2012 | Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Joann DiStefano, General Discussion
While adoption can be built on seemingly a strong foundation – with parents who outwardly appear secure in their relationship and successful in their life – the inner structure may have some hidden issues that will need to be addressed. Like a house, the...