Words2Mother: Reflections and Diatribes

Reflections and diatribes is real time exploration of the twists and turns of parenting in adoption and/or foster care. The author is an adoption professional, an adoptee and adoptive parent. The goal is to explore and inspire commitment and support adopted people and placements.
Wed Jun 1

When it hurts to breathe. When the pain becomes a constant state that doesn’t seem to subside. You are probably depressed. It’s important that many of these issues are addressed before we reach this level of function. Aside from the misery a depressed individual is emotionally crippled. Often they are incapable of mustering enough energy to be proactive in their placement.

Many foster/adoptive children come to us in this state and we often misinterpret chronic depression for ambivalence and…