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Adoption history
Terminology FQS birth parents The term “birth parent” was embraced by adoption reformers in the 1970s. The term satisfied at least two important needs. It made visible the people that practices like matching and policies like confidentiality and sealed records had tried so hard to erase. But it did not simply turn the tables…
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Molly McGrath Tierney /TedTalk
You tube foster care Molly Mcgrath
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I can do this
I can do this. I can do this. I can give myself this speech every day. To mask my feelings, to tell myself I’m okay. Truth is, I don’t know why I even chose to wake up. The future doesn’t appease me anymore. I’ll never reach the level, I try to compete with you knowing…
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Forget-me-nots
Forget me nots. Perennial It’s I know I’m fighting myself. One minute I want to remember. I could want to conquer the world, then suddenly it hits; at that moment it hits me. I need to forget all of it. I forget and get lost. I am who I am. Forget-me-nots
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Home a lone
I used to feel so alive so on top of the world. I would laugh and be extra silly. Days like today the sunlight feels to bright and just the thought of stepping out of bed is to much of a small thought. I was diagnosed with depression a long time ago although now I…
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It’s okay
It’s okay…blog Its okay. It’s okay to miss them It’s okay to say their name. It’s okay to cry. It’s ok to laugh. It’s okay to take a deep breath. It’s okay to smile – When you think of them. It’s okay to function. It’s okay to have days you can’t function. It’s okay to…
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Parental Rights and the welfare system
My personal story of child welfare system and healing
tO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
True story
LaNaya Schmoker
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“I cannot and will not pretend this site offers a cure for anyone who has suffered after surviving a traumatic event. It doesn’t. What we are about to begin together is not easy; it is not for everyone.”
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