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Advice to Parents of Unplanned (Younger-ish) Expectant Parents

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I have witnessed many situations of parents Loving and Supporting their children when they find out that their child ( of any age) has gotten unexpectedly pregnant. These great parents have been through thick and thin with their now adult children as they figure out how to make sense of " Now what do we do?" Where do we go from here?" and I commend you wonderful parents for loving your kids, grown kids and other people's kids who are involved in now making a decision to either parent, place or abort. So, with that said- I have some advice for the Opposing/ Unsupportive parents out there who are also dealing and swimming through those above ?'s " Now what do we do?" Well, first off- LOVE YOUR KIDS - love them as GOD loves them and embrace and support them, even if internally you are Freaking Out! This is going to be an extremely hard time or already is, and you are not making it any better by RE-ACTING out of FEAR or being worried about YOUR FAMILY ...

Finding Zoe: Book Review

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Brandi takes you on an interesting journey as a child who is born hearing but loses her abilities b/c of a sickness she gets in her youth. You go through the emotions of herself, her parents and friends and family who learn how to navigate this very NEW challenge. She Braves it like a champ and in her young adulthood challenges what Others think of The Deaf Community, laws, closed captioning and so much more. She conquers her fears and motivates others along the way to becoming Ms. Deaf America!  She later gets married and has three HEARING sons with her husband, who is also deaf, and together they had always talked about the day they would have a little bouncy, blonde girl who signs and is as Strong as her momma! But, God leads them down a different Path and that has many bumps in the road and they eventually put there papers in for China to adopt a little girl... BUT, what happens next? Well, You will have to read about it yourself. In the Meantime, while Brandi and...

Haiku?

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Just for FUN! for waiting adoptive hopefuls Praying,Waiting Anticipating one tiny babe. For placed couples Loosing Sleep Gaining A Forever Family For Finalization Day Courtroom No Drama Peace fills our ever growing hearts For Sealing Day All in White Waiting Over Precious child Your Ours Eternally OPEN ADOPTION You found Us We Said Yes Hearts Knit Together Forever Overseas Adoption Boarding flight landing, waiting Breathe, holding you tears of Joy! Foster Adoption Broken you came time and love healed both our hearts forever * these are my friends kids both whom are adopted! PLEASE feel free to leave a comment with your own Haiku - on your adoption experience. I'm looking for Birth parent Haiku's( 17 or less syllables) as well. These will go in an Adoption Poetry Collection Book! No need to be a pro writer- just from the heart or your experiences!