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Shame

And What of the Fathers?

June 17, 2010

My children have rarely asked about their birth fathers. Their questions and comments focus on their birth mothers. When attempting to steer them in the direction of birth fathers, I’ve had little luck.
I can’t walk in my kids’ shoes. But I try as hard as I can to understand their perspectives, a way to relate, [...]

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“Was I Bad?”

March 18, 2010

Each of my kids have asked me this question. It’s to be expected; after all, what parent in your child’s grounded world would give their child away? Your child knows your love, commitment, and security and knows you wouldn’t give her away, so why did her birthparent?
In your child’s world of absolutes, she associates her [...]

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