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- 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
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- “Adoption—Life is a Challenge”
- Adoption—Bubbles in Time
- The History of Adoption
- Adoption – The Sublime Confidence of Youth
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- 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
- “Adoption—forgiveness and second chances”
- “Adoption—the sentimental value of mementos and heirlooms”
- “Adoption Discovery—I have a brother and two sisters?”
- “Adoption—I pity the babies in the back row”
- “Adoption—the only thing adoptees have is hope” Judith Land
- “Adoption—The Prophet Muhammad was adopted and the father of an adopted son”
- “Adoption—how far can you see?”
- “My adoption involved a wild car chase—just like in the movies…”
- Scared speechless—adopted children with selective mutism
- Adoption and “Xenophobia Parentis Syndrome”
- “Adoption—navigating the labyrinth of life in solitude”
- Crimes against the Canadian “Duplessis Orphans”
- Unwed mothers asylums—horrifying tales of the Magdalene laundries
- Adoption search—what’s in your piñata?
- Adoption—a clash between conscience and passion!
- Adoption—should I spy on my birth mother?
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Category Archives: Dear Adoption
Adoption—How does it feel?
“Pain is a multidimensional experience with numerous areas of the brain activated. If pain following trauma is the fault of another person, the brain’s response is heightened; recovery is hindered and the risk of pain and disability in the years … Continue reading
Adoption – Street Smarts or Book Smarts?
“Most of the time, learning occurs in not-so ideal situations—what I call chance learning. The brain loves novelty and when we see something odd or unusual we are more likely to remember the experience. That’s part of the reason our … Continue reading
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Adoption – The importance of Communication
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. Good communication is the language of leadership. Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon the respect of others. Wise people speak because they … Continue reading
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Adoption – Staying afloat
“Have you ever felt as though you are simply treading water, desperately trying to stay afloat, while hoping to escape a difficult life situation? Without positivism, how long can anyone remain adrift? What’s the alternative to sinking altogether?” Judith Land … Continue reading
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Adoption—Life in a Snow Globe
“I grew up with an idealistic spirit with a widespread belief in an amazing future that was just around the corner, much like the image in a winter scene captured by painter Thomas Kinkade, an idealized version of humanity depicting … Continue reading
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Tagged ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, children, Judith Land, Parenting, Santa Claus, snow globe
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Adoption detectives help adoptees find their way home
“An adoption detective is an individual who researches biological and genetic connections between individuals. They conduct searches of public and private records, research historical documents, and interview persons of interest for the purpose of uncovering genealogical information linking biologically related … Continue reading
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Adoption—The Extraordinary Power of Expectations
“Manage your expectations wisely because the disappointment of failed expectations can shackle us forever and make our lives and the lives of others more miserable than they ever needed to be.” Judith Land Our lives are directly influenced by our … Continue reading
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