Posts Tagged ‘loss’
Why Sudden School Closing Has Been Hard for the Adopted
Sudden school closings and decisions not to reopen before year-end are resulting in abrupt goodbyes without closure. Here we provide insight into why the current situation is particularly difficult for adoptees and to encourage family conversation.
Read MoreBook Review: FROM SCRATCH: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke
Tembi Locke, an actress, author and advocate, writes a heartfelt memoir entitled FROM SCRATCH: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home, a personal story of love, loss, adoption and family. As clinicians, we were drawn to this quote: “At the heart of adoption is this love and this loss, all at once. Your daughter will know this feeling one day. It is the realization that she had to say good-bye in order to say hello.”
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