International Adoption Blogs

January 10, 2010, 5:48 pm

I've written in previous blogs about the heartbreak I feel when I hear adoptive parents of internationally-born children state that their child has no real knowledge or understanding of his/her birth mom. It bothers me to the core. I almost always speak up, but today I was almost rendered...

January 14, 2010, 11:55 am

Today's post is all about risk. As adoptive parents (or prospective adoptive parents, biological parents, and the like), there's risk to be found everywhere. There's obviously risk in adoption (both domestic and international), in raising a child, and so on. Life is essentially full of risks, but...

January 15, 2010, 6:34 pm

[caption id="attachment_1071" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Haitian Adoptions"] [/caption] I've been trying to write this post for some time now. In the wake of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, however, I have been rendered speechless. My heart is positively aching for the Haitian...

January 22, 2010, 8:14 pm

Today, my facebook friends' list is overflowing with commentary regarding the catastrophic tragedy in Haiti. While everyone is more than sympathetic, I have to admit that while I've managed to refrain from getting into huge debates I have been unable to keep my commenting to a minimum. The status...

January 26, 2010, 7:41 am

Kids are not resilient, they don't bounce back. I hate hearing those phrases.  When people say them I give them a look that is between a grimace and a smirk.  We say these things to make ourselves feel better about our decisions.  We say these things because we don't know what else to say. We say...

February 21, 2010, 5:30 pm

I was recently cleaning out some old and much needed to be thinned-out adoption files.  I found myself having to decide what to keep and what to through out (recycle, shred, etc.).  Old articles that I once cherished and read over and over again now seemed irrelevant, medical information on...

February 16, 2010, 10:01 pm

On February 15, 2010, CBS News reported "that growth has turned Ethiopia into fertile ground for child trafficking - a country in which some American agencies and their staff engage in highly questionable conduct." Three children, sisters who are aged 7, 4, and 6 (or so it was stated), were shown...

February 21, 2010, 9:30 am

...and a "defiant" step back? Beauty is edging up on three years old. I mean, we're less than a month away from celebrating her third birthday. It's close and she's excited. I am, too. Not only because it's her special day, but because she's on the brink of aging out of Early Intervention...

March 4, 2010, 12:45 pm

With the addition of a new baby to our clan, we've been discussing the implications of race in our family. When we decided to adopt again, our original plan was to adopt from Ethiopia. Seeing how Beauty's creamy skin tone is a stark contrast from her parents' paleness, we just assumed we'd be a...

March 9, 2010, 1:12 pm

Recently, someone asked me about the possibility of adopting a special needs child internationally. Being how international adoption and special needs are two issues near to my heart, I decided to do a little leg work and see what I could find. It goes without saying that there are many, many...