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  • Tired

    Today I’m reading in a national publication about three rape victims in my home state being bullied out of high school. A few weeks ago I was filing a police report, because a man in my building attempted to sexually assault me in the middle of the day. Last year I was explaining to my […]

    cadamy

    November 22, 2014
    Uncategorized
    Foster Care, Foster Child, rape, Sex, Sexual abuse
  • Excalibur

    First, Happy Adoption Month! Secondly, though it may seem like we’re super serious a lot of the time, what with the calls to the local PD, psychiatric hospital stays, running away, my meltdowns, and other stuff, we actually do have a pretty fun time at our house. We camp, we take road trips, we had […]

    cadamy

    November 9, 2014
    Uncategorized
    attachment, Fun, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Resources
  • $#!+ People Say To Foster Parents

    Wow, I wish I’d made this. Terrifyingly accurate. Bravo!  

    cadamy

    November 4, 2014
    Uncategorized
    Foster Care, Foster Child, Foster Parent, Humor
  • So Comfortable

    This morning I read Slate’s story on The Whiteness Project and I was reminded of the times I’ve been asked by black people how I got so comfortable around black people. First, I have to give major credit to those who asked, because that’s not an easy question to ask for lots of reasons. And, […]

    cadamy

    October 26, 2014
    Uncategorized
    Adoption, Culture, Race
  • Removed Part Two

    Several months ago I wrote about an incredible film, Removed, that obviously resonated with you like it did me, because more than two hundred thousand of you viewed it from this page, and now the creators of Removed have launched a Kickstarter campaign to craft Removed Part Two, and they need your help in creating what […]

    cadamy

    September 21, 2014
    Uncategorized
    advocacy, Biological Parents, Foster Care, Foster Child, Foster Parent, Removed
  • What Adoption Classes Didn’t Teach Us About Raising Black Children

    Wow, I wish I’d written this. What Adoption Classes Didn’t Teach Us About Raising Black Children.

    cadamy

    August 20, 2014
    Uncategorized
    Adoption, Race
  • Mars

    My oldest ran away this week. She’s run away multiple times (it’s her thing), but she’s never stayed away overnight before, which she did this time. She apparently landed at her friend’s house where I went to pick her up today and take her to the CALM center where she can stay until we (I, […]

    cadamy

    August 15, 2014
    Uncategorized
    Adoption, advocacy, Reactive Attachment Disorder
  • Don’t Mind The Man Behind The Curtain

    Though it’s taken me years to learn, I’ve finally figured out that one of the the most vital parts of my kids’ history and their issues is shame. When I really sit and analyze why they have the unhealthy behaviors they have, it always come back to the shame they feel from their early lives. […]

    cadamy

    July 13, 2014
    Uncategorized
    advocacy, Foster Care, Foster Child, Foster Parent, Policy, Privacy, Shame
  • Interview on NPR’s “Tell Me More”

    Thanks to NPR’s “Tell Me More” program for doing a story on the complicated nature of Mother’s Day for foster moms and kids. Cris Beam, author of To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care was interviewed as was Jeanne Pritzker, the fabulous founder of an annual Foster Mother’s Day celebration. […]

    cadamy

    May 7, 2014
    Uncategorized
    advocacy, holidays, Media, NPR
  • Public Service Announcement

    My friend, and adoptive parent in crime, Michelle Kelley sent this to me tonight. I have literally been asked ALL of these questions. I have watched this video six times, because it’s ridiculously on target. And, I’ve been known to respond to people who ask “are those your real kids? with “Are those your real […]

    cadamy

    April 22, 2014
    Uncategorized
    Adoption, advocacy, Michelle Kelley
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