tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40740262735473863752024-03-13T06:41:33.385-06:00The Wayfarer: Ethiopian Adoption ResourcesInformational and Resource blog dedicated to Ethiopian Adoptions.DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.comBlogger435125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-61513657102585872652014-04-09T14:46:00.000-06:002014-04-09T14:46:08.298-06:00Dealing with your own grief
I
think that as we adjust to our new life with new little ones the
experience necessitates some grief work of our own, not just the
children we have brought in to our home. The kids grieve the loss of
language, culture, the biological parents who SHOULD have been there for
them all their life and given them all their love and care--- but can't
or won't. Loss of biological identity with DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-89044002273509430712014-03-28T17:33:00.000-06:002014-03-28T17:33:19.185-06:00taking a look at your expectations
If you are considering adopting or are newly home with your child(ren)
---Please read this article on expectations. It is really helpful.
Taking a New Look at Your Expectations
Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:40 PM PDT
As
adoptive and foster parents encounter challenges and struggles, many of
them discover that much of their frustration and disappointment is
rooted in their own DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-31769518529103169052014-01-30T09:10:00.001-07:002014-01-30T09:10:07.795-07:00Adoption Reform 2014- updatePositive News from Ethiopia
(reposted from adoption forum)
We are thrilled to share positive news from Ethiopia. Earlier today
Minister Zenebu, along with other high level MOWCYA officials, met with
agency network representatives. In this meeting it was clearly expressed
from Minister Zenebu that she does not plan to work to stop adoptions,
but desires to focus on eliminating bad practiceDaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-5912206467465867492014-01-21T20:13:00.001-07:002014-01-21T20:13:34.201-07:00Accuracy For Adoptees Bill PassedThe Accuracy for Adoptees bill has been signed into law! So if you've had
a birth date change at the state level for your adopted child, it will
be recognized when getting their passport and Certificate of
Citizenship. Link to site is the title below, with the summary.
Shown Here:Passed House without amendment (12/23/2013)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-41697133390491903502013-10-30T12:27:00.000-06:002013-10-30T12:33:45.819-06:00get your child's Certificate of Citizenship
FIRST go read the story on this blog.Grasping at the Wind. Story about a failed vacation due to improper citizen documentation claim by the vacation company. http://graspingwind.blogspot.com/2013/10/bon-voyage.html?spref=tw
THEN you can read my comments on it below. Won't make any sense if you don't read their post first.
I would like to say that considering the number of DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-8260661554205409022013-10-27T22:39:00.001-06:002013-10-27T22:39:12.710-06:00Girl Adopted, videoGirl Adopted.
If you have not seen this video you really need to set aside the hour to watch it on your computer. It is up until Oct 29. You can also buy it through Nov. 5. 2013. http://flavors.me/girladopted
DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-61073944699010079992013-06-07T10:30:00.000-06:002013-06-07T10:30:26.163-06:00free June 2013 Adoption Today magazine on line
Free June Issue
From Rainbow Kids
I'm going to make my chatty paragraph short this week so that we can
squeeze in all of the happenings in adoption. To start off, our friends
at Adoption Today
have made the entire online version of their June edition FREE. Just
click on the very top-left graphic (pages of a magazine are turning) and
it will open to a 72-page edition on DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-34008817060437861002013-05-31T21:35:00.001-06:002013-05-31T21:35:58.475-06:00Local opportunities this summer- Denver, CO
Home | Children's Gallery | AFP Home | Donate
Adoptive Families Program
for Domestic & International Adoptions
e-NoteMay 2013
Free and Cheap Summer Activities in Denver
Photo by Julio Trujillo
Deahna Visscher has been kind enough to share her list of Free and Cheap happenings in the Denver Metro Area this summer!
DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-46334938559272259852013-05-19T21:54:00.001-06:002013-05-19T21:54:43.652-06:00Horse camp in Colorado
Anyone interested in attending
or volunteering at a horse camp for children ages 7-14 from foster/adopt
families! The camp will be held in Kim, Colorado at the brand new
Mustang Pavilion July 10-14. The cost is $125/child. There are only
15-20 slots for kids and a need for 10 horse handlers! This will be a
great opportunity for these children to gain leadership skills using
horses, a DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-7188074405468086892013-04-25T14:29:00.000-06:002013-04-25T14:29:26.663-06:00The Dark Matter of LoveThe Dark Matter of Love
A movie you can download and watch regarding adoption and the tricky issue of love.
I am intrigued by this and am interested to see what it says. Maybe you would like to do so as well.
Here is the post from Rainbow Kids:
The Dark Matter of Love
Heard about it yet? This documentary is making waves in the adoption community. Watch a trailer, download the movie, DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-74408951537464287372013-03-16T13:34:00.003-06:002013-03-16T13:35:02.293-06:00New adoption book:
For Immediate Release
Announcing New Book for Adoptive Families
ZIMMERMAN, MN, February 1, 2013 — Adoptive Parent Intentional Parent: A Formula for Building & Maintaining Your Child’s Safety Net by
Stacy Manning is an invaluable resource for all adoptive families. The
author's breakthrough concept of intentionally creating a safety net to
help adopted children heal combines the value ofDaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-11526204868869411482013-03-12T20:29:00.000-06:002013-03-12T20:29:10.670-06:0023 and me DNA testing I have just learned of this really neat tool that can be used for genetic testing for inherited health risks as well as family history genetic mapping. Personal DNA testing. This is a really cool tool for adopted kids who have no family history. In one case I heard of the family actually learned that the kids they had adopted at two different times were actually relatives. Pretty cool! It could DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-18454075634010341942013-02-22T22:09:00.000-07:002013-02-22T22:09:00.601-07:00note to readersWell, if you have read this much, you will note that I have not been updating much. There are a few reasons for this. Most of the info here does not change much. I have compiled a lot and more might be in excess. Maybe. I will continue to post when I find useful information. I will also add to the links.
Second reason, my four kids are growing and as that happens a mom's energy is directed DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-26706794627690311872013-01-17T09:23:00.000-07:002013-01-17T09:23:24.108-07:00care for uncircumcised boysWell, most of us who adopt boys from Ethiopia have to deal with this issue at some point. Most boys are not circumcised in Ethiopia for one reason or another. This is a great article addressing a fairly common yet unnecessary practice in medical offices here in the US.
It is a good lesson. DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-5257571615643799532013-01-16T20:22:00.000-07:002013-01-16T20:26:37.024-07:00word cards for communication with verbal childrenhttps://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-obhHD6VxLWYjNwZkt3czByV0U/edit
This is the link to the word cards that we used in ET to communicate with our sons. They have a picture on them and the English words. I suggest laminating them and then when you get there ask for the phrase or word in your child's native language. It gives you a way to communicate. I put these on a lanyard and wore them to use DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-63685800316880349212013-01-09T11:55:00.003-07:002013-01-09T11:55:41.152-07:00Paperwork once you are home: return of documents6. Return of Documents. forms here.
This is how you get the papers back which you turned in at the airport
immigration (sealed packet from the US embassy in Addis) when you came
into the US with your child. It is called the G-884 Return of Original
Documentation. It is FREE!
If you do elect to do this they will not be in any file anywhere official anymore. Therefore you can not retrieve themDaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-31907725137266113612013-01-09T11:51:00.002-07:002013-01-09T11:51:45.801-07:00Paperwork once you are home: Passport
5. Some families get a passport (link
form and procedure) for their kids right away. :) We are not getting
these until we plan to go abroad. Not anytime soon for us. See above
note from SS administration. This SHOULD prove citizenship, but has
been problematic for many. Therefore, we are not going this route. In order to keep it valid you will have to personally see to it DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-52264769346339018222013-01-09T11:49:00.000-07:002013-09-19T14:39:45.354-06:00Paperwork once you are home: social secruity number4. SS#. (form and explanation of procedure)
This is free!!!! Yippee!!! If you do this before the validation and or
citizenship you will have to re do the name, if you are changing that.
You can get a temporary # like a person on a work visa can get, this is the ATIN -link here-. You have
to finalize it after the validation. Some offices will give you a hard
time about it and will try to getDaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-58264687093844909982013-01-09T11:40:00.000-07:002013-01-09T11:40:13.993-07:00Paperwork once you are home: Certificat of Citizenship3. With the new two trip rule the process here has changed for most. If
both parents (or single parent) has met the child BEFORE court and
AFTER referral then your child will enter the US on an IR3 visa and will
automatically receive citizenship and the Certificate of Citizenship
for no extra fee. How nice. I understand that this comes within one to
two months of entering the US with your DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-87587970080975396282013-01-09T11:37:00.000-07:002013-09-19T14:48:05.850-06:00paperwork once you are home: Validation, Readoption, finalization, birth certificate2. Apply for the validation of foreign adoption (also called re-adopt or finalization). (El Paso County COLORADO forms
if you are in another state just look up your county or state
government page and look for forms or information, then look for the
word adoptions and then under that validation of foreign adoptions, this
should come up with info for you). On this form you can also change
DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-29180828655582361462013-01-09T11:35:00.000-07:002013-01-09T11:35:08.714-07:00paperwork once you are home: ATIN, adoption tax id number1. Apply for a temporary adoption tax ID number (ATIN
link for info and form) for each child. This is a good option if you
will not have time to get the validation and SS# done before tax time.
This option is only valid if you have NOT done the validation yet. It
takes about 10 weeks so plan ahead. If you do not need to change any
name or date of birth at validation then you can get a SS# DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-39949130321076186572013-01-04T13:24:00.001-07:002013-01-04T13:24:26.497-07:00Empowered to connect conference
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New DVD — Attachment: Why It Matters
Posted: 15 Nov 2012 11:46 AM PST
Dr. Karyn Purvis and the Institute of Child Development have released their latest DVD entitled Attachment: Why It Matters.
This new DVD explores the
critical role of attachment in a child’s development. Most of us think
of attachment as a loving bond between parent and child. But, what
happens if a child doesn’tDaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074026273547386375.post-72945381768530222562012-08-29T10:03:00.000-06:002012-08-29T10:03:33.086-06:00Birthdays...... a confessionYou know how you feel when you are first married, it is sort of like playing house when you are a kid. Well, it was for me. The same thing happened when my first child was born. It was like playing dolls but she was real and she screamed and I could never put her away. In time both things became my normal life and I quickly felt like I was not playing pretend. In some ways birthdays for my DaisyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05166301105132250594noreply@blogger.com0