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- The 4th Side of the Adoption Triangle
- Adoption—Calming the Monkey Mind
- Adoption—Trauma and Dissociation
- Adoption—When things go utterly right…
- Adoption—Chasing a Rainbow
- Adoption—Time Waits for no One…
- Adults bamboozled me into believing in Santa Claus
- Adoption in Winter Wonderland
- Adoption—Paternal Bonding
- Adoption—Fighting for your Destiny
- Adoption—Time is the allegorical Father of Truth
- Adoption—What is the meaning of énouement?
- Adoption—How does it feel?
- Adoption – Street Smarts or Book Smarts?
- Adoption – The importance of Communication
- Adoption – Staying afloat
- Adoption—Life in a Snow Globe
- Adoption detectives help adoptees find their way home
- Adoption—The Extraordinary Power of Expectations
- Adoption—Striving for the Brass Ring
- Adoption-Children in Greenland were taken from their homes for a social experiment
- Adoption searches are not just for young people
- Adoption—Life as a Country Song
- Adoption—Harbor Lights
- “Adoption—Life is a Challenge”
- Adoption—Bubbles in Time
- The History of Adoption
- Adoption – The Sublime Confidence of Youth
- “Adoption—Blest Be the Tie That Binds”
- “Adoption—Infants remember more than you think”
- Similarities between Golf and Adoption
- Adoption—On a Wing and a Prayer
- Pets benefit adopted children…
- “You’re Adopted!”
- Adoption—“The Best of Times…the Worst of Times”
- Adoption—Self-discovery and Moral Character
- The Stigma of Adoption
- Adoption—Shadows of Ancestors Past
- Adoption—Individual Choice verses Collective Action
- “Woo Hoo!—I found my Grandparents.”
- Adoption—Its Pub Weather Today
- Adoption—Parents who live vicariously
- Empathy is more than a simple act of kindness, sympathy, prayer, or pity
- Adoption—Robinson Crusoe Syndrome
- “Adoption and Behavioral Foxhole Syndrome”
- “Adoption—A thousand reasons to be angry”
- Adoption—Are you burned out?
- “Adoption—An Affair of the Heart”
- Reactive Attachment Disorder – RAD
- “Adoption—Stowaway Orphan from Peru found in London train station”
- Adoption Detective—Judith Land Quotes
- Adoption—“Letting Go!”
- Adoption—“The Point of No Return”
- Adoption—Can you die from a broken heart?
- Adoption—How similar are you to your Mother?
- “Adoption—communicating with poems, songs and love letters”
- “Adoption—the exhilaration of accomplishing something extraordinary”
- “Adoption—Don’t be a worrywart!”
- Adoption—a warm blanket of complacency
- “Adoption—Internal fears lead to procrastination”
- Are you planning an adoption reunion?
- Have you ever dreamed of reconnecting with someone from your past?
- “Adoption reunions and personal confidence”
- “Adoption—Fairytales and Tarradiddles”
- “Adoption—Do writers live a dog’s life?”
- “Adoption—we cry because we are human”
- Adoption—can happiness be learned?
- “Adoption and self-determinism”
- “Adoption—concealed carry!”
- A radio Interview with Judith Land
- “Adoption—Life is a Dance!”
- Adoption—Are you an egghead or a potato head?
- Adoption—I found my “foster parents!”
- What’s a “Foundling Wheel?”
- “Adoption—picking up the pieces from here on after”
- “Adoption stories are like bad knees and sore backs!”
- “Adoption—saints, sinners and the salvageable”
- “Adoption—life is like riding a bicycle”
- The adoption narrative—what is the thematic conflict of your adoption story?
- “The legend of the twin boys adopted by a wolf”
- “Adoption—life is like a zip-line; it just goes whizzing by…”
- “Adoption—ancient yearnings for a true sense of belonging”
- “Adoption searches—make no small plans, they have no magic to stir your blood”
- Mother and child separation induces severe psychological stress in animals
- “Are you an adoptee who feels like a weed, out of place and unloved?”
- “Adopted—going topless in Tahiti”
- “Adoption story—the old wedding shoes”
- Adoption—Last Will and Testament and Inheritance
- “Adoption search—a sense of urgency!”
- “Adoption—the Santa Claus Syndrome”
- “Adoption stories—my mother’s oil paintings”
- “Adopted? Metamorphose yourself into a butterfly.”
- Adoption—a course in miracles! —Judith Land
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Judith Land Blog
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Adoption—using an intermediary to contact the birth mother
“Deciding how to contact my birth mother presented a dilemma. She lived far away in another state. I had four choices—I could fly across the country and attempt to meet with her in person; I could call her on the … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Books, Parenting, Relationships
Tagged ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, Adoption Reunion, adoption story, birth mother, book, Judith Land
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“Dolls benefit orphaned, fostered and adopted children”
There are many developmental benefits of role playing with dolls for adopted children. Dolls are most often used as a toy for entertaining children, but they also have a high value for teaching, and in children’s education for grasping concepts … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Parenting, Relationships
Tagged ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, adoption story, dolls, Judith Land
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“Adoption—prayers really do come true”
Spending our wedding anniversary in Vail, Colorado, was stupendous. Following an exciting round of golf at Vail Country Club, surrounded by gorgeous views of the snowcapped Gore Mountain Range as the scenic backdrop, I relaxed with a double martini at … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Faith, Relationships
Tagged ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, genealogical bewilderment, God, Judith Land, mystery
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Adoption—making contact with the birth mother by letter
In hindsight, my approach of trying to reach my birth mother by telephone had been unsophisticated and clumsy. It was immature of me to assume Rebecca would confess her sins to a complete stranger. My assumption that she would voluntarily provide … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Books, Relationships
Tagged ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, Adoption Search, adoption story, Judith Land, letter, matriarchal ancestors
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“Adoption—reconnecting with the lost” —Judith Land, author & adoptee
My very talented mother-in-law Grace O. Ronningen composed this poem when she was eighteen years old. She received a national award for her poetry, and many of her poems were published. Her poem ‘Campfire Glow’ conveys a message to those … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Books, Life, Parenting
Tagged Adoption Detective, Adoption Reunion, afterlife, Grace O. Ronningen, Judith Land, oasis in the desert, poem
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“Adoption—making contact with the birth mother by telephone” —Judith Land, author & adoptee
My first contact with a biological relative was a telephone conversation with a maternal aunt. I found her name in a telephone book. She had the same last name as my birth mother. Pleading with strangers for assistance dredged up … Continue reading
“Mother Seeks Home for her Babies”
Mrs. Cecile Marsh is looking for a home for her two children, a girl 5 and a boy 3 years old. According to their mother, they are healthy and of happy disposition. “Somewhere in Colorado there is a home waiting … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Life, Parenting
Tagged adopted child syndrome, ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, adoption story, birth mother, Judith Land
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Is adoption the psychological equivalent of a kidnapping?
“Anaclitic depression is a syndrome occurring in infants, usually after sudden separation from the mothering person. It is a predictable response seen in infants who have been separated from their mothers for prolonged periods of time, resulting in a disruption … Continue reading
Posted in adopted, adoptee, Adoption, Children, Parenting
Tagged adoptee, ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, anaclitic depression, genealogical bewilderment, Judith Land, kidnap, primal wound
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Adoption Search—the history of voluntary adoption registries
“The adoption reunion experience is like water in the desert—scarce, desired, fought for. The adoptive search, when guided by sufficient balance and understanding, can enable a Seeker to become well in an age of illness and anxiety.” —Jean Madeline Paton, … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Books, Life, Parenting
Tagged ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, Adoption Registry, Adoption Reunion, E. Wayne Carp, Jean Madeline Paton, Judith Land
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“I am not your real mother—you were adopted?” Judith Land
“Come sit beside me on the couch. I have something important to tell you,” Rosella unexpectedly blurted while nervously extending her hand. It was her eighth birthday. Judy hesitatingly complied. Her senses were heightened in response to Rosella’s uncharacteristic manner of … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Books, Life, Parenting
Tagged ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, adoption story, bonding, Judith Land, Orphan
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