Posted December 12th, 2013 by Miche
Posted in Adoption, Attachment, Clothing, Holidays, Identity, Northern Europe, Parenting, Play, Religion, Safety, Uncategorized
Tags: candles, Christmas tree, church, clothing, crawling, decor, demolish, fire, first Christmas, forever family, honeymoon period, keepsake ornaments, Mass, newborn, obstinacy, Orphanage, red dress, temper, throw a fit, toddler, Twelve Days of Christmas
Posted December 11th, 2013 by Miche
Posted in Adoption, Age, Attachment, Holidays, Parenting
Tags: caregivers, Christmas, common property, first birthday, first Christmas, first Easter, gifts, Gotcha Day, memories, no owners, packages, photo album, preschool, toddler, uniforms, unwrap
Posted December 10th, 2013 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Adoption, Attachment, Holidays, Parenting, Trauma
Tags: Advent, advent calendar, children, countdown, counting down, December, delayed gratification, offshore work, open all gifts, paper chain, patience, share, shift work, travel, waiting
Posted December 8th, 2013 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Adoption, Attachment, Holidays, Mental Health, Parenting, Uncategorized
Tags: American Doll, best friend, Christmas, gift exchange, hyper-vigilance, Kris Kringle, no gift tags, secret admirer, Secret Santa, secrets, under the tree, watchful, wish list
Posted December 7th, 2013 by Miche
Posted in Adoption, Holidays, Mental Health, Parenting, Uncategorized
Tags: cashier, Christmas gifts, Christmas traditions, corner grocery, delayed gratification, don't, don't squeeze, don't touch, gift tags, grocery store, impatience, neighborhood grocery, peek before Christmas, stock clerk, tomatoes, wrapped gift
Posted December 5th, 2013 by Miche
Posted in Adoption, Holidays, Identity, Mental Health, Parenting, Safety, Uncategorized
Tags: allergies, Christmas, desires, disappointment, gifts, perks, privileges, safety, unattainable, wants
Posted December 4th, 2013 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Adoption, Age, Holidays, Parenting, Trauma, Uncategorized
Tags: counting gifts, gifts, greed, impress others, more than others, price no object, unrealistic expectation
Posted December 3rd, 2013 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Adoption, Attachment, Holidays, Identity, Mental Health, Parenting, Trauma, Uncategorized
Tags: Black Friday, check out line, delayed gratification, headache, holiday stress, melt down, no patience, shopping, toddler issues, unrealistic expectation, waiting
Posted December 1st, 2013 by Miche
Posted in Adoption, Driving, Holidays, Mental Health, Parenting, Trauma, Uncategorized
Tags: Christmas, Christmas lights, December, decorating, driving, gift giving, Hanukkah, holiday, holiday struggles, Kwanzaa, low level anxiety, office party, stress, unpredictable, Winter Solstice
Posted November 6th, 2013 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Adoption, Age, Attachment, Education, Mental Health, Parenting
Tags: adhesive, ambivalent attachment, attachment point, calendars, deep seated fear, hanging artwork, love-hate relationship, rejection