Comments on: Embracing the Grief of Adoption http://adoptivedads.org/embracing-the-grief-of-adoption Just another WordPress site Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:05:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Nick Downs http://adoptivedads.org/embracing-the-grief-of-adoption#comment-66 Nick Downs Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:07:41 +0000 http://adoptivedads.org/?p=80#comment-66 My wife and I have two adopted children. As our daughter the oldest enters puberty she has had tremendous mood swings. In these she has begun to show that there is a true sense of loss within her. Like you being unable to make it go away and fix it hurts, but we are determined to stand by her not give her any opportunity to wonder about her position in our family or our love for her. Thanks for opening up your lives to us, it helps. Nick My wife and I have two adopted children. As our daughter the oldest enters puberty she has had tremendous mood swings. In these she has begun to show that there is a true sense of loss within her. Like you being unable to make it go away and fix it hurts, but we are determined to stand by her not give her any opportunity to wonder about her position in our family or our love for her. Thanks for opening up your lives to us, it helps.

Nick

]]> By: Linda http://adoptivedads.org/embracing-the-grief-of-adoption#comment-65 Linda Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:19:20 +0000 http://adoptivedads.org/?p=80#comment-65 How you have written out this extremely personal and emotional experience is amazing. I completely share in your same approach and it is comforting for me to read this. Thank you for sharing this and reminding us that this journey although wonderful in many ways carries with it pain and a great responsibility to our children to embrace their emotions and feelings even at those dark hours when we can say and do nothing...but just be there and hold them. How you have written out this extremely personal and emotional experience is amazing. I completely share in your same approach and it is comforting for me to read this.

Thank you for sharing this and reminding us that this journey although wonderful in many ways carries with it pain and a great responsibility to our children to embrace their emotions and feelings even at those dark hours when we can say and do nothing…but just be there and hold them.

]]> By: Mei-Ling http://adoptivedads.org/embracing-the-grief-of-adoption#comment-64 Mei-Ling Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:30:40 +0000 http://adoptivedads.org/?p=80#comment-64 Thank you for acknowledging that there is grief in adoption. Thank you for acknowledging that there is grief in adoption.

]]> By: Andy Lehman http://adoptivedads.org/embracing-the-grief-of-adoption#comment-63 Andy Lehman Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:29:12 +0000 http://adoptivedads.org/?p=80#comment-63 Wow. Thanks for speaking candidly and this side of adoption is not often discussed in transparency like this. You're example is coaching me... Andy Wow. Thanks for speaking candidly and this side of adoption is not often discussed in transparency like this. You’re example is coaching me…

Andy

]]> By: Michael Monroe http://adoptivedads.org/embracing-the-grief-of-adoption#comment-62 Michael Monroe Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:13:48 +0000 http://adoptivedads.org/?p=80#comment-62 Regarding his age, please email me at michael.monroe@tx.rr.com and I will let you know. I have three sons and one girl and I ommitted his age so as not to identify which of my boys this relates to. Happy to tell you "offline." Thanks for the kind words, Michael Regarding his age, please email me at michael.monroe@tx.rr.com and I will let you know. I have three sons and one girl and I ommitted his age so as not to identify which of my boys this relates to. Happy to tell you “offline.”

Thanks for the kind words,

Michael

]]> By: Chris Huff http://adoptivedads.org/embracing-the-grief-of-adoption#comment-61 Chris Huff Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:11:02 +0000 http://adoptivedads.org/?p=80#comment-61 Thank you for sharing this experience. As one who has considered adoption, who still considers adoption, and who plans to one day foster, these kinds of stories help to get a glimpse of the reality of the situation. In parenting, there often seems like there are few "right" choices, but from reading about your heart and actions, I'd venture to say you made the right choice here. Thank you for sharing this experience. As one who has considered adoption, who still considers adoption, and who plans to one day foster, these kinds of stories help to get a glimpse of the reality of the situation. In parenting, there often seems like there are few “right” choices, but from reading about your heart and actions, I’d venture to say you made the right choice here.

]]> By: Mark http://adoptivedads.org/embracing-the-grief-of-adoption#comment-60 Mark Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:21:18 +0000 http://adoptivedads.org/?p=80#comment-60 I appreciate your website as a fellow adoptive dad and I thank you for sharing this touching personal story. May I ask how old your son is at this point that he is "emotionally embracing" this grief? I appreciate your website as a fellow adoptive dad and I thank you for sharing this touching personal story. May I ask how old your son is at this point that he is “emotionally embracing” this grief?

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