Blog Entries for FatherofeightRelated SearchesBabies Produced by the Drug Culture09 Mar 2007 08:00 AM At the close of a recent blog about child abuse, I was asked an interesting question. Why do women, who do not want to take care of their children, keep having them? I am by no means an expert on a question like this, but I can make some comments based upon what I have seen and heard. 6 comments — latest 29 Apr 2007 05:26 PM by Pam Connell Tags: drug culture | multiple pregnancies | violent environment There is a Foster Child on Your Doorstep08 Mar 2007 11:00 AM It is a sad commentary on the foster system in Texas to write about how each of our boys had been prepared for delivery to our home. On February 5, 2003, our state social worker showed up with one month old Caleb. We had been told that he was one half African American and the other half Hispanic. 6 comments — latest 08 Mar 2007 04:21 PM by Fatherofeight Getting My Mind Right: My Doctor Said I Have Lost Enough Weight08 Mar 2007 08:00 AM This morning, my doctor said the words that I have wanted to hear for a long time. The same doctor, who previously told me that I needed to lose 100 pounds, told me today that he thought that I have lost enough weight. I am now officially on a maintenance diet for life. 8 comments — latest 08 Mar 2007 09:56 PM by Fatherofeight He Still Wonders07 Mar 2007 08:00 AM Sometimes I wonder what my adopted children are thinking. Every now and then, they will tell me something that is surprising. Every time that I start to think that a child is finally secure, I get a surprise. At least, that is how it has worked so far. 4 comments — latest 10 Mar 2007 01:09 PM by Fatherofeight Tags: go back to being a foster child | insecure | will you protect me Against All Odds Again06 Mar 2007 11:00 AM Yesterday was the fourth anniversary of Tommy's "gotcha day". Gotcha day is the term used in the adoption community to celebrate and remember the day that a child came to your home to stay. 6 comments — latest 07 Mar 2007 10:22 AM by Fatherofeight Tags: adoption | dire circumstances | gotcha | heart surgery | heart valve repair What Almost Every Mother Knows05 Mar 2007 11:00 AM If there was room for it, the complete title for this blog would be "What Almost Every Mother Knows, But Keeps to Herself". Yesterday, Nancy took our three oldest adopted children to visit our daughter and her husband for the night. They had planned activities for this morning. 9 comments — latest 06 Mar 2007 07:32 AM by Fatherofeight Tags: childcare | division of labor | home with children Social Workers: A Day in Their Shoes04 Mar 2007 11:00 AM Those of you who have been following my blogs know that I am no fan of the child protection / foster care / adopt system in Texas. That is a common feeling with most of the people who have shared their stories from other states. 14 comments — latest 05 Mar 2007 09:52 PM by Fatherofeight Tags: heart for children | incompetent social worker | remove a child from a home Foster Parents Have a Lot of Worries03 Mar 2007 12:09 AM Foster parents operate with a worry that something will go wrong. The state puts children in their home who have serious problems. Frequently, the foster parents do not know most of what the state knows. 2 comments — latest 05 Mar 2007 09:42 AM by Fatherofeight Tags: classes do not prepare you to be | foster parents worry | fits and rages | state withheld information | tantrums and hysterics Memories That Linger02 Mar 2007 09:54 PM One of our adopted children has just recently been exhibiting behavior that we do not usually expect with him. He has been having outbursts of anger at school and at home. We thought about what might be triggering these feelings and sought counsel from an experienced adoption therapist. 4 comments — latest 05 Mar 2007 01:04 PM by Fatherofeight Tags: anger | anniversary of difficult time | foster home | stayed in a shelter Fun: A Great Healer01 Mar 2007 08:09 PM When I was growing up, a family lived next door that had four rambunctious boys who were very close together in age. I'll call them the Fitzpatrick's. 8 comments — latest 05 Mar 2007 01:06 PM by Fatherofeight Tags: country living | fun heals | huge spider | king of the hill | rambunctious boys |
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