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 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 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 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 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 January 28th, 2012 by Miche
Posted in Adoption, Attachment, Food, Mental Health, Parenting
Tags: adoption, Christmas, Defiance, determination, Easter, Envy, getting most, gifts, Halloween, Orphanage, Parents, tantrums, toddler
Posted January 6th, 2012 by Miche
Posted in Adoption, Parenting, Religion
Tags: adoption, application papers, Christ, Christmas, Epiphany, foster home, Infertility, International Adoption, King Cake, King's Day, Miscarriages