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 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 8th, 2014 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Age, Health, Holidays, Mental Health, Parenting, Trauma, Uncategorized
Tags: children, meanness, older brother, older siblings, playground, privileges, school, siblings, songs, stay up late
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