What’s True and Not
In my previous post Double Bind, I pondered the challenges of telling the difference between adoption issues and plain kid stuff. Terra, an adoptive mother, blogger and author of Pushing…
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Jeez, EthioMama, those are some pretty ugly questions! Sorry you have had to deal with them, though it sounds like you are doing a good…...
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What's True and Not
Wonderful writing of this story, and thank you for the mention. I have many thoughts on this topic, and you have poignantly examined a profound…...
