tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post4109494545220275611..comments2024-03-20T05:47:29.650-07:00Comments on White Sugar, Brown Sugar: Buy Coffee for Jerks?: Adoption Talk Link-UpWhite Sugar Brown Sugar by Rachel Garlinghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573930066994411269noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-35061152179290993642015-10-01T13:24:05.963-07:002015-10-01T13:24:05.963-07:00I did the same thing, and even now I know I have a...I did the same thing, and even now I know I have a different filter than others might have. When they were little I often answered whatever questions people asked. I regret that now a lot... even if we don't have any current connection to those people... just the fact that I let out some personal things has stuck with me. My biggest mistake was signing a release for an adoption day picture. Erin (No Bohns About It)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04496750108127543293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-48078512512889121712015-10-01T12:39:09.241-07:002015-10-01T12:39:09.241-07:00This is so important, that we don't get so cau...This is so important, that we don't get so caught up in LOOKING like we're doing it right that we aren't actually DOING it right -- parenting our kids. "What wasn't ok was that in being prideful, nervous, and anxious, I gave away too much information to people who didn't love us"<br /><br />I like the option of meeting aggression with kindness. It may not always workLori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-6017523906398229322015-10-01T09:00:31.792-07:002015-10-01T09:00:31.792-07:00Rachel, I love this.
I have a newly placed foster...Rachel, I love this. <br />I have a newly placed foster daughter in my home, and every day I feel like I've said too much to someone, somewhere. I am notoriously hard on myself, but I still wonder if/when I will ever "get it". It is so encouraging to me to hear how you have learned as you go along. I need to stop comparing my beginning to someone else's middle or end. <br />I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508783147337141842noreply@blogger.com