Tag: adoptive mamas

  • Do Adoptees and Foster Kids Have A Right to Be Angry?

    Do Adoptees and Foster Kids Have A Right to Be Angry?

    Hell, yes, we’re angry. Excuse my French…I’m just a veteran adoptee, finally free from adoptee anger’s choking grip, and ready to hunt bear. As you might have surmised from the opening statement, this will not be a feel-good read. No warm fuzzies or heart-shaped emojis. No steaming bedtime tea and cookies. This is a wake-up,…

  • Why I Rejected My Adoptive Mom’s Gift…and Her

    Why I Rejected My Adoptive Mom’s Gift…and Her

    The pain involved in the adoptive mother/child relationship is deep and often seems impossible to normalize. The child usually acts out of anger at the mom and the mom is hurt terribly. Sherrie Eldridge encourages adoptive mamas to know the intrinsic value of their love to their children by showing her own mom’s determined love…