September 29, 2014
Adoption News Roundup
Here’s a look at some of the stories that caught our eye around the web this week:
One of our favorite parenting/adoption/all-around-amazing bloggers, Kristen Howerton, tackles the age-old question, plaguing harried, stressed, under-slept mothers everywhere: “Can moms ever really get their groove back?” Answering the desperate questions of one of her readers, Kristen lends her expert advice to such torturous inquiries as, “Will there ever come a time when I can enjoy nice things again? Or am I doomed to t-shirts and athletic wear (which I swore I’d never fall into and LOOK! Here I am in wal-mart $4 Hanes shirts with oatmeal stains and sneakers and too-big capri pants!), and I haven’t been to the gym since maybe once a few months ago when my husband took pity on me?” Oh, man. So true.
The rights of parents with disabilities hit Capitol Hill in June, and a recent briefing shines light on the challenges disabled parents face when trying to adopt. The attorney advisor for the National Council on Disability argues in favor of these rights, saying, “There are a significant number of people with disabilities who want to take adoptive children in and raise them…But they can face attitudinal and policy matters in the adoption process.”
Are you a parent in a transracial family? Do you find that you receive more unsolicited advice that most other parents, including how to take care of your child’s skin, the race by which you should identify your child, what sort of community you should live in, and other ridiculous things that don’t seem to be anyone’s business but your own? Adoption.net tackles this reality with a great article written by an adoptive mother of black and white children, including some of the unique interactions they have in their own home. What learning processes have you instituted in your own home as a result of being a transracial family?
The blog Mary Tyler Mom has been honoring September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month by featuring new stories about children who’ve struggled with cancer. They’re beyond touching.
