Posts Tagged ‘adoption issues’
The Ugly Duckling
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Remember the story of The Ugly Duckling, in which a baby swan was hatched and raised by a duck? The mother duck could teach the ugly duckling everything there was to being a duck, but she couldn’t teach him about being a swan.
The baby swan was perceived as an outsider and, therefore,...
July 27th, 2010 | Advocate, Culture, Feature | Read More
The “A” Word
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Growing up, “A” was for attitude. And as I grew older, into the edgy years of puberty, “A” became “AA”—for attitude adjustment. My father liked to say, “You need an attitude adjustment.” Frequently spot-on, his comment was met with a snarl and affirming nod from reluctant...
January 26th, 2010 | Advocate, Feature, Issues, Trauma | Read More





