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In Million Pieces The end of a placement
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In Million Pieces The end of a placement

Laura Boccaleone5th August 20171
The weekend before Holly left was one of the worst weekends of my life. It felt like 48 hours of …
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When Caring Becomes Hurting Foster Placement Notice
Foster Care

When Caring Becomes Hurting Foster Placement Notice

Laura Boccaleone14th July 201718
I called social services and decided to give notice. It was a hard choice to make, I felt I failed …
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A natural born mum A lesson in parenthood
Adoption

A natural born mum A lesson in parenthood

Andrea M17th June 201712th June 20180
When I first started, to me the adoption process was all about me. Adopting a child was simply a mean …
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What makes you sad? How I learnt what my foster child thinks of me
Foster Care

What makes you sad? How I learnt what my foster child thinks of me

Laura Boccaleone2nd June 20172nd June 20170
The social worker came to see Holly, our foster daughter, in preparation for the final hearing. She arrived at lunchtime, …
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It’s Returning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Life Today

It’s Returning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Laura Boccaleone23rd December 20166th February 20170
This is how I envision our Christmases from this year on, this is how I image our tradition to take …
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Understanding Concurrent Planning Pt. 2 Part 2: The priority lane to adoption
Adoption

Understanding Concurrent Planning Pt. 2 Part 2: The priority lane to adoption

Diego Boccaleone4th November 20164th November 20160
In this second and last post I’d like to talk about what concurrent planning actually means.
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Understanding Concurrent Planning Pt. 1 Part 1: A more streamlined route to adoption
Adoption

Understanding Concurrent Planning Pt. 1 Part 1: A more streamlined route to adoption

Diego Boccaleone2nd November 20166th February 20172
When we adopted we had the option of a plain adoption or “foster to adopt”. In 2012 the government introduced …
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Conveniently Pro-Life
Life Today

Conveniently Pro-Life

Diego Boccaleone30th September 20162nd February 20170
The radio presenter lets Pro-life Lady and Pro-choice Man talk over each other without cutting in once. They both only …
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Foster Care Inn
Foster Care

Foster Care Inn

Diego Boccaleone9th September 201628th September 20160
Planning is much harder when you don’t know how many people will be sitting at your dinner table next month. …
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A time to adopt, a time to foster
Foster Care

A time to adopt, a time to foster

Diego Boccaleone19th August 201613th September 20161
Ben, our little one, wasted no time at all. He catapulted himself on the top of the trampoline before I …
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