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A Wayfarer is a person who is traveling through......life, a particular place, a circumstance, a stage of life, etc. Let's walk the road of adoption together. The journey is so much better with company!
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Much of this information is useful for any adoption, but this blog is designed to be a RESOURCE BLOG for ETHIOPIAN ADOPTION. I hope this blog will be helpful to you in your adoption whether you are considering, waiting or home. I started this blog when we were adopting and found there was next to nothing on the web in any orderly manner. I set about to collect information for myself and then for others. Now, there are more sites for resources, but still not much that brings it all together. I hope this blog will serve as a sort of clearing house for Ethiopian Adoption Information. Please feel free to contribute your knowledge through commenting.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Post Adoption Depression

Post adoption depression is real. I am really glad that I came upon this article
on Melissa Fay Green's site before we traveled. I needed that assurance that it
is normal, what it is and that it goes away. And it did! A lot of moms and even some dads experience this and so it is good to come out and talk about it. It is not something you expect with child birth, although it is more talked about, let alone with adoption. But, it does happen and it is real and it does go away! Thank God it goes away! But, it is normal, so if you are feeling this way, you are in the company of many, talk about it and don't be afraid.
http://www.thereisnomewithoutyou.com/blog?op=view&id=18
another woman who has blogged about her experience with post adoption depression. It is good to know you are not alone. Julie Gumm  http://juliegumm.com/wordpress/?p=1608  and http://juliegumm.com/wordpress/?p=1632

Here are a few more articles on it:
http://www.thebabycorner.com/page/1165/
http://www.wdxcyber.com/post-adoption-blues.html
http://www.epigee.org/depression-after-adoption.html
http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=705
Connecting with kids
Rainbow Kids:
Confessions of an Adoptive Parent with Attachment Issues

Yahoo group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PostAdoptionDepression/

Book:
Post Adoption Blues 
http://www.amazon.com/Post-Adoption-Blues-Overcoming-Unforeseen-Challenges/dp/1579548660/ref=sr_1_167?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267916709&sr=1-167
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