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"Gotcha Day"

I know of a family who had three adopted children. They each get a special day during the year (aside from their birthday) know as "Gotch Day". Each child gets to celebrate the day that they joined the family. What a GREAT idea!!!

Does anybody else celebrate like this????

Added by Susan Alliston-Kearney on June 18, 2009 at 8:22pm — 3 Comments

Are You Going To Get To Keep Her?

I know my friends don't mean anything by it and that people are just curious, but it is so annoying when people ask that question in front of my daughter. I don't mind if they ask me in private but when she is around the subject is off limits. We are currently fostering a precious little girl with the possibility of adoption. We have no concrete answer yet as to whether she will become free for adoption but we are praying that she does. So why do I hate the question,"Are you going to get to… Continue

Added by Becky (Thomas) Johnson on June 18, 2009 at 7:00pm — 5 Comments

Was That Your Outside Voice?

I wrote this post after our first adoption of our son in 2007. We chose adoption not because we were infertile, but rather saw the need and realized we could make a difference in the life of a child that perhaps no one else wanted. We were surprised at the responses we got from those around us, even our close family and friends had less than stellar comments! I suppose before we decided to adopt, we probably said some of these stupid comments as well. So, if you know some one who has adopted or… Continue

Added by MamaPoRuski on June 18, 2009 at 5:46pm — 3 Comments

Support Adoption And Send A Free E-card For Fathers Day

It's no secret that I am a big supporter of the work The Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption does. Now you can help and it won't cost you a thing. :)

Create and send a free fathers days e-card, or choose a celebrity created one through their site Frosty Card and Wendy's will donate 25 cents to

The Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption.

Father's day is this Sunday so stop by their… Continue

Added by Joanne on June 18, 2009 at 4:29pm — 1 Comment

Fill up the Love Banks!

Every so often – lately it’s been fairly often – nine-year-old Christopher will seek me out with a particularly deflated expression. It’s been an Alexander Day (you know, a “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day…”), and only a proper cuddle is going to fix it.

This, I tell you, is one of my very favorite parts of parenting. “Looks like SOMEBODY needs his Love Banks checked,” I say.

“Yep,” he grumps, a tiny flicker of a smile… Continue

Added by Heidi Hess Saxton on June 18, 2009 at 4:16pm — No Comments

The Butter Queen and Spinach King

Wow, a really bizarre day. I got laid off from my job. I am still in shock. I was told they are completely restructuring the legal department at Home Depot. I was the only one laid off from my group, however. My case load has been down. I was not particularly surprised.

Several of my close friends have been laid off recently, so I am in good company.

When I got home, I was checking emails and ran across this quote, that I really like:

“If there is no struggle,… Continue

Added by Dee Thompson on June 18, 2009 at 3:12pm — 2 Comments

Birth Mother's Day ideas!

Before I became a birth mom I had no idea there was such a thing. Then
when mother's day rolled around last year, just a month after placement
day, it was nice to find there was a holiday for us women who didn't
really fit into the "mother's day" category to be remembered. We hope
next year to have enough funds in th

Added by Birthmom on November 30, 1999 at 11:00am — No Comments