Finishing Off My Family

This is about my life loving a bunch of crazy people. We are searching for ways to cope and heal from an alphabet soup of diagnosis. I am proud to be the mother of the bravest people I know.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Come See What I've Been Up To

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I get emails and messages from you all some times wondering where I have gone to. I'm not blogging very often there but I have started ...

Monday, March 18, 2013

Yes, Of Course, Absolutely

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When my sibling group of six moved in 7 years ago, I devoured any and all books about trauma, attachment, and adoption I could find. I had ...

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Friday, January 04, 2013

Sharing My Secret to Survival

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There are a few openings for our yearly trauma mama retreat in Orlando this year. I would love to see a few of you there. I'm happy to...

Friday, November 16, 2012

I haven't forgotten about you

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Patches was discharged from RTC last Friday and is doing very well. She has been trying to help Kiki learn some control over her emotions. ...

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Home Visits

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Life is quiet here. Patches and Michael are both living in different facilities. We are waiting for Michael to be moved to the one Patches...

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Thursday, June 07, 2012

The Waiting Game

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Why is she still mad at me when I gave her what she asked for? I can not win. She refuses to be happy. She refuses to believe I have her ...

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Sunday, June 03, 2012

Happy Birthday, Son!

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Today my son turned 12. I remember sharing his 6th birthday with him shortly after he became a part of my family. The difference in him is...

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Tudu: Deep South, United States; I am the mother of 10 children, 6 are part of a large sibling group we adopted through foster care in 2006, 2 are our grown foster daughters, 2 are from independent infant adoptions in 2001 and 2008. Every one of them have their own issues to work through from Schizo-Affective Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Complex PTSD, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Sensory Integration Dysfunction, ADHD, and Cerebral Palsy. Most of our children have been victims of sexual abuse by a close family member, most acted out sexually or exhibited predatory behaviors. We are currently trying to figure out where the trauma ends and mental illness begins in each of their lives.

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