Posted February 1st, 2015 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Adoption, Age, Food, Holidays, New Orleans, Trauma
Tags: Carnival, Fat Tuesday, food fixation, fried chicken, imbibing, King Cake, spinach, vegetable lover
Posted January 9th, 2015 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Adoption, Age, Attachment, Driving, Education, Marriage & Divorce, Parenting, Safety, Southern California, Trauma
Tags: adoptive father, CA license, California driver, careful driver, decisions, driving consent, Facebook, feign ignorance, hide the key, joyride, obsessive compulsive, parental consent, permission, permit, teenage driver, temptation, told you so, unbearable temptation
Posted January 8th, 2015 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Adoption, Age, Attachment, Driving, Education, Identity, Marriage & Divorce, Mental Health, Parenting, Safety, Trauma
Tags: adopted daughter, car rules, desires, dormitory, driver's license, driving under influence, expensive car, first vehicle, good grades, local college, needs, no drinking and driving, older vehicle, purchase price, sports car, teen driver, wants, without car at college
Posted January 7th, 2015 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Adoption, Age, Driving, Education, Identity, Marriage & Divorce, Mental Health, New Orleans, Parenting
Tags: california, clunker, dates, driver's license, Envy, errands, first car, French Market, freshman year college, hood ornament, learner's permit, leather seat, Louisiana, New Orleans, peer relations, practice hours, school
Posted January 4th, 2015 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Adoption, Age, Driving, Health, Marriage & Divorce, Mental Health, Parenting, Safety, Trauma
Tags: child of trauma, decision making, destructive fit, DMV, emotional stability, forget responsibility, guardianship, medical treatment, mental illness, non compliant, obsessed, parenting style, physical fits, prescription meds, rage, screaming, teen, wrath
Posted December 15th, 2014 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Age, Clothing, Education, Holidays, Identity, Parenting, Southern California
Tags: Christmas, Coach Purse, comparisons, Converse, coveted item, expensive, feelings of inferiority, handbags, Haves and Have-Nots, high school, identity struggles, Keds, middle school, Santa's wish list, shoe fetish, sneak, splurge, Uggs, Vans
Posted December 13th, 2014 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Adoption, Age, Attachment, Clothing, Holidays, Mental Health, Northern Europe, Parenting, Trauma
Tags: c, candlelight, catacombs, Christian persecution, Christmas sucks, common property, darkness, festive season, gifts, Italy, light hearted, necessities, nothing suffices, Roman maiden, sabotage, sadness, Saint Lucy, Santa Lucia, siblings, stocking stuffer, Trauma, unattainable gifts, wish list
Posted June 26th, 2014 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Adoption, Age, Attachment, Marriage & Divorce, Mental Health, Pain, Parenting, Trauma, Uncategorized
Tags: circle dates, connection, conversation, date on calendar, divide and conquer, divorced adoptive parent, estranged mom, Facebook, family division, in the moment, inherent worth, memory, no contact, out of sight, priorities, prioritize, refused invitations, rejection, reminder, second abandonment, text message, unfreind
Posted June 25th, 2014 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Adoption, Attachment, Education, Health, Northern Europe, Pain, Parenting, Safety, Trauma, Uncategorized
Tags: adoptive mom, biathlon, Biological Children, blame, bystander, collapse, college, competition, constant stress, ex-husband, marksmen, missed shots, money from wallet, moved away, nerves worn thin, new male relationship, olympian, on guard, panting, physical abuse, rages, rifle shooting, scapegoat, separated, skiing, target, teen, tween, uncontrollable tears, verbal abuse
Posted June 22nd, 2014 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Adoption, Asian, Attachment, Greyhounds, Hygiene, Identity, Mental Health, Parenting, Uncategorized
Tags: adopted child, alpha dog, Biological Children, blonde, Cesar Milan, compliments, dental hygiene, Dog Whisperer, enamel imperfections, Envy, facial feature, finish line, greyhound racing, hair, hugs, imperfections, insults, love, natural instincts, nose, pack mentality, position, teeth
