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The Eject Button Before giving up on a foster child
Foster Care

The Eject Button Before giving up on a foster child

Diego Boccaleone28th May 201728th May 20170
We had our rough patches as adoptive parents too, but never once did we thought “this is not a life”. …
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Driven by fear How and why being a parent can drive us mad
Life Today

Driven by fear How and why being a parent can drive us mad

Diego Boccaleone5th May 20175th May 20170
Because of the enormous responsibility we carry as parents, any challenge to our authority produces an almost instant anger reaction. …
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Living with someone else’s trauma My life as foster carer
Foster Care

Living with someone else’s trauma My life as foster carer

Laura Boccaleone22nd April 20174th May 201711
As an adoptive parent, I never realised what foster families go through. Every day. For months. For years. They open …
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Blame the foster carers
Foster Care

Blame the foster carers

Diego Boccaleone12th April 201712th April 20176
It’s probably our fault at the end, but if we are to be blamed, it shouldn’t be for not trying …
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Fostering Doubts The Many Facets of Our Little Foster Daughter
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Fostering Doubts The Many Facets of Our Little Foster Daughter

Laura Boccaleone24th March 20176th April 20177
I lost count of the number the training I took part to during the adoption process and some more not …
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Enough love to go around
Foster Care

Enough love to go around

Diego Boccaleone17th March 201717th March 20173
How do you explain a 2 years old and a barely 3 years old that their fighting is pointless? That …
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All The Mums In My Life
Life Today

All The Mums In My Life

Laura Boccaleone10th March 201712th March 20170
Maybe it's because it will soon be Mother’s day that I keep thinking at all the mums in my life. …
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Happy Birthday Full Time Tired The One Year Anniversary!
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Happy Birthday Full Time Tired The One Year Anniversary!

The Owl6th March 201710th March 20170
Today is first birthday. It was in fact one year ago when we hesitantly published our first post on the …
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I make good decisions Our internal dialogue and self-esteem
Life Today

I make good decisions Our internal dialogue and self-esteem

Diego Boccaleone4th March 201710th March 201712
Growing up, we learned to distrust what other people tell us, but we tend to trust a lot of what …
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When all is lost The infectious side of trauma
Foster Care

When all is lost The infectious side of trauma

Laura Boccaleone1st March 20172nd March 201720
We let the black cloud take over our home and our family. We don’t get along anymore, we don't respect …
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