Posted January 10th, 2015 by Miche
Posted in Adoption, Age, Driving, Identity, Mental Health, Parenting, Play, Safety, Southern California
Tags: adventures, coastal road, driving, flat tire, frozen road, gash in sidewall, joy ride, legal driver, live vicariously through others, mountain road, no cell phone coverage, noble intentions, one-up manship, recreating memories, two-lane road
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 5th, 2015 by Miche
Posted in Adoption, Age, Driving, Education, Health, Identity, Marriage & Divorce, Mental Health, Parenting, Safety, Southern California
Tags: adult, adult decision, California driver's license, chronological age, crosswalk, deal breaker, Department of Motor Vehicles, driver's education, driving exam, emotional stability, focus on driving, maturity, medication, Mental Health, mental illness, non compliant, obsessed, pedestrian, safe driver, solid white line, turn signal, unsafe driver
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 June 23rd, 2014 by Miche
Posted in Adoption, Age, Asian, Education, Identity, Language, Marriage & Divorce, Northern Europe, Parenting, Southern California, Trauma, Uncategorized
Tags: A, alienating teachers, Alma Mater, burning bridges, Central California, damage, elementary school, ending friendships, familiar environment, family stability, four year college, high school, junior high school, Master's Degree, Midwest, Montessori, parochial school, pre-kindergarten, private school, Public school, relationship, Scandinavia, school changes, stabile, university, unstable
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
Posted June 15th, 2014 by Miche
Posted in Addiction, Age, Driving, Education, Identity, Parenting, Trauma, Uncategorized
Tags: cell phone, disagreements, doctors, entitlement, Facebook, ignores others, obsessed, obsessive compulsive, peer relations, sleep habits, tantrums, unsafe home
Posted June 12th, 2014 by Miche
Posted in Adoption, Age, Clothing, dance, Education, Hygiene, Identity, Mental Health, Parenting
Tags: Biological Children, college, days off, family, girlfriend, high school, homeowner, immediate gratification, job, peer acceptance, personal relationships, professional, siblings, time management, university
Posted June 10th, 2014 by Miche
Posted in Abandonment, Age, Education, Food, Identity, Uncategorized
Tags: Biology, Biscuits, Breakfast, Charming, Chef, College graduation, Conservative family friends, Cook, Dual persona, Grits, Home school, Impress, interest in siblings, Other's achievements, Outside home, Public school, Riske` dress, selfish, Slang, Vernacular