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- Learning You were Adopted is an Epiphany
- Your father is not who you think.
- Like Father, like Son?
- What are the most important things to share with your global audience?
- What conclusions did you draw from your experience?
- What are the key personal attributes needed to do an adoption search?
- Why did you choose the title Adoption Detective
- What did you say after you said hello to your birth parents?
- What motivated you to search for your birth parents?
- How did you feel when you learned you were adopted?
- Who would benefit from reading Adoption Detective?
- What is unique about your adoption story?
- What do you remember most about your childhood?
- Why write a book about adoption?
- What is an adoption detective?
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- Why are “Abandoned Children” called Orphans?
- Children are Reminders from God that Life Goes On
- Adoption is Paradoxical
- Adoption is a Twist of Fate
- “A New Adoption Classic”
- Four Kinds of Adoption
- Adoption—Finding Solace
- Use the “Emotion Wheel” to get in Touch with Your Feelings
- Adoption—What is a soliloquy?
- Adoption Secrets
- Adoption and Uncanny Dreams
- Adopted—who’s pulling your strings?
- Adopted Child Syndrome verses Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Incredible Discoveries Await Curious Adoptees
- On Children
- Adoption and Conventional Wisdom
- Adoption Triggers Intense Feelings
- Adoption—Transcendence is Key to a Better Life
- Adoption Stories
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- Adoption—The Vicissitudes of Life
- The 4th Side of the Adoption Triangle
- Adoption—Calming the Monkey Mind
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- 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!”
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Tag Archives: Adoption Search
Incredible Discoveries Await Curious Adoptees
“Even when it isn’t possible, or desirable to contact family members directly, it can still be highly rewarding to study history, lifestyles, social influences, cultural customs, and language, and learn about the geographic places from which your ancestors originated.” Judith … Continue reading
Posted in adopted, adoptee, Adoption, adoption-blogs, Children, Parenting
Tagged ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, Adoption Search, children, Judith Land, Parenting
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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
Posted in Adoption, Children, Dear Adoption, Parenting
Tagged ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, Adoption Search, children, genealogical bewilderment, Judith Land, Parenting
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Adoption—“The Point of No Return”
“In every life event, including adoption, adoption searches and reunions, there are pivotal events beyond which one’s current course of action is set and beyond which there is no return. Nobody understands this metaphor better than the airplane pilot who … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Parenting, Relationships
Tagged ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, Adoption Search, Judith Land, Parenting, point of no return, Rubicon
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A radio Interview with Judith Land
Why did you write a book about adoption? Media, social workers, parents and adoptees encouraged me to write a book. Audiences showed high enthusiasm for my story around campfires and dinner tables. The topic of adoption has universal appeal for … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Books, Children, Parenting
Tagged ADOPTION, adoption book, Adoption Detective, Adoption Search, Judith Land, self-identity
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Adoption—Are you an egghead or a potato head?
“When a true self-identity is lacking many wanders and seekers become prone to falling through the trapdoor of despondency.” Judith Land Why do some adoptees think it is their inalienable human right to know their true identity while others seemingly don’t care? … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Children, Life, Parenting
Tagged ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, Adoption Search, Egghead, Judith Land, Potatohead
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“Adoption searches—make no small plans, they have no magic to stir your blood”
I happily pursued the identity of my biological mother because I had naïvely expected her to be gracious and forgiving and spontaneously welcome me to her bosom unconditionally, but my vision of a happy serendipitous reunion collapsed in a veil-of-tears. … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Children, Life, Parenting
Tagged ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, Adoption Search, birth mother, children, Judith Land, Judith Land Blog
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“Adoption search—a sense of urgency!”
Nobody lives forever. Time was my enemy. Deep thoughts about my adoption that had plagued my psyche forever were stimulating a sense of urgency. My life was passing quickly and I couldn’t do anything to slow it down. The desire … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Life, Parenting, Relationships
Tagged ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, Adoption Search, adoption story, Judith Land
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“Adoption searches—euphoric highs and melancholic lows!”
Dear Mom, Staying focused on my goal of finding you has forced me to deal with emotional setbacks, recognize false leads, and overcome stubborn bureaucracies. My quest to find you has required tremendous courage and tenacity. My journey has been … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Books, Children, Parenting, Relationships
Tagged ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, Adoption Search, children, Judith Land, Parenting
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“Adoption search— planes, trains and gondolas!”
Destination unknown—adoptees searching for clues to their ancestry may be compelled to travel down unfamiliar paths leading to far corners of the world; a participant in an expedition of their own choosing across unfamiliar continents, countries, cultures, languages and time. … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Life, Parenting, Relationships
Tagged ADOPTION, Adoption Detective, Adoption Search, Judith Land
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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 Detective: Memoir of an Adopted Child 
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