This past few weeks. I have noticed that the subject of adoption is being implemented into some of the primetime TV shows.

The show "Ghost Whisperer" which appears on Friday nights had an episode that dealt with an adopted child who had died and would not cross over without meeting his birth mom. It was a touching episode and made you think of how important it is for most adopted children at some point in their life to find and meet their birth parents.

Earlier in the week there was another primetime show that also had subjects that dealt with adoption. I did not get to catch the complete episode but once again I was happy to see the subject addressed.

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I don't know about you but in my home lately, every time I see my daughter or one of her friends, my telephone is stuck to their ear.

We have tried to limit time per phone call. We have tried to set limits on how many calls they can each make a day. But somehow, someway, they still manage to slip by us.

So what about cell phones? My kids have been begging for one. Of course for safety purposes my husband and I both have one now. I just can't see why my daughter needs one this early in life.

Other parents give in to their kids and say oh well this way I can get in contact with them anytime I need. To which I say, "Betcha Ya Can't." If they are smart enough to... more

This morning my door bell rang and there stood one of my favorite friends daughter. I kind of giggled at her and said, "Aren't you going to school today?" She replied "Oh yes is April ready?"

About that time my daughter appeared out of the kitchen and her first words were "Oh how cool," followed by a "where did you get those?" Wasn't it obvious I thought, out of her pajama drawer.

I guess from the conversation the kids had, this is some new craze going around and I guess has been around for a couple of years. Kids wear leisure clothes to school. They sure looked like Pj's to me.

I looked over and saw this gleam in my daughters eyes and I immediately said, "Don't... more

Well here it is another day in our neighborhood and I feel like a slug. Just one of those mornings where I want to stretch and open a window and feel a cool breeze fill the air. Only if it were summer.

We have had the coldest two days out of this whole winter this past weekend. So anything above freezing is a break in weather.

Like most of us humans and animal creatures, we all long for a sunny day. To lift our spirits and warm our body. Not to mention what it will do for our soul and minds.

The kids are getting a little cranky because they can't play as long outside. They have built their snowman and made their snow angels and shoveled and played with the fluffy... more

We were well into parenting our three adopted children. Pretty much settled into normal family life. When out of the blue one day we received a call from the Agency we had adopted through.

The worker asked us if we would be interested in another sibling from the sibling unit we now were raising. At first we almost said no. It had taken us three years to get the kids settled. How would another sibling effect our kids now?

We agreed to come in and talk to the worker. I called my husband and had him meet me at the agency after he got off work. I scurried around and got a sitter for my other three munchkin and I too headed off to the agency.

Some how my husband had... more

This is one area that a lot of parents have trouble with. They themselves may not feel free to talk about personal issues like sex. But in this world of HIV and other STDs it is very important to give your child the knowledge they need to be safe and stay safe.

Providing your child with good sex education and teaching them how to use condoms and other forms of birth control is imperative.

Teen pregnancy is only one of the issues that the adolescent society has to be concerned about. As parents we need to make sure the kids are aware. In doing so you are not giving them permission to have sex. You should make it more than clear to them that no sex is the best way of keeping... more

Wow, I am so excited. I received my first comment for a wonderful couple who just adopted an 11 year old daughter.

My excitement is for both the new parents and the child. It is like a true life game of exploration. They both will get to know each other and each new day will bring them closer together.

I remember my 11 year old daughter when she first came to me. So quiet and inward. Slow to say anything to us but mothering her younger siblings every time she got a chance.

We were out in the back yard swimming and playing with the kids, a few short weeks after the kids had arrived in our home. The boys were tossing rocks and one happened to hit my 11 year... more

Every morning I think my daughter puts on an outfit or fixes her hair just to rile my "Shock Factor". It is mid-winter here in the Michigan Mitten and my daughter is dressed for Florida.

I used to drive down the street and see kids with bright green or orange hair and think, "Why would a parent let them out of the house looking like that?"

Well obviously that was just the beginning of my Foster/Adoptive Family. I grew up in a time where you made sure your pants fit right not let them hang to your knees and expose your boxers or god forbid worse. So getting used to a teenager expressing themselves was a little lesson for me.

In Foster Care the one thing a birth parent... more

The door bell rang and the dogs started barking. I ran towards the door falling over one of the kid's shoes. When I got there and opened the door. There stood some girl's mom.

Her face a little flushed from crying she handed me an invitation to her 15 year old daughter's baby shower.

I could tell she was needing someone to talk to so I smiled and asked "Where have you registered your daughters Baby Shower. I'm sure my daughter will want to choose the perfect gift"

Before I knew it she was telling me how this baby was going to affect the whole family and change lives. Then she went in to how she could handle pregnancy but what if her daughter had AIDS now? What... more

Hello Everyone ! I am so excited to meet and greet all of the new friends and families who will be looking in on our Older Child Adoption Blog.

In this Category I will share personal stories of our own Foster/Adoptive Family as well as invite other people to share their stories also from time to time.

It will be a place to express feelings and let out new ideas and support one another during life as an adoptive family.

If you look at my Bio. it will tell you a little bit about my family. I have been an Foster/Adoptive mom for 12 years now. I have a daughter who is now 21 and married, she is about to bless our family with our second grandson.

I have... more