I asked our amazing adoption forum members what they wanted people to know about adoption, and here are their replies. I’ll share my thoughts at the end. If you’re a parent through adoption, please share what you want others to know about adoption, in a comment below.
My Local + Travel Notebook
I created a Local + Travel notebook to keep track of information like places we wanted to visit, local events that were coming up and contact information.
Unschooling Teenagers
Parents sometimes worry that their child will not be equipped to face the outside world and its challenges. But what many parents sometimes forget is that their unschooled teen has already been living in the real world and experiencing real life!
Landlord Life: My Tenant Screening Process
This post is part of my Landlord Life series. I’ll share how I dealt with certain situations, the mistakes I made, and the lessons I learned. I personally have learned a great deal from fellow landlords and I hope to pay it forward by sharing my stories and advice. My tenant screening process has changed…
Adopted And Proud Of It
My nine-year-old daughter love to be creative. She’s always making or remaking something, sometimes with my help, sometimes on her own. She decided she wanted to make a t-shirt using some of the fabric paint we have. I dug out a white t-shirt for her and she asked me to trace, in pencil, what she wanted to write.
Renting To Friends: Our Bad Experience
This post is third in a new series about being a landlord and how I dealt with certain situations. I’ll share the mistakes I made, and the lessons I learned in each post. I personally have learned a great deal from fellow landlords and I hope to pay it forward by sharing my stories and…