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Monthly Archives: July 2014

One Year Blogiversary

July 25, 2014by Grace Newton 4 Comments

Dear all, My one year blogiversary is coming up this July 31st. I won’t have access to my computer then, so I figured I’d write this celebratory piece now. I […]

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Simultaneous Frustration and Gratitude on Being Freshly Pressed

July 18, 2014by Grace Newton 39 Comments

Over the past few days, I have been overwhelmed by the amount of attention my blog has received due to my mother’s guest piece on why she is not pro-adoption. […]

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For Adoptive Parents, Reflections

Why I (An Adoptive Parent) Am Not Pro-Adoption

July 14, 2014by Grace Newton 179 Comments

by my Mother – retired social worker, adoptive parent, voracious reader How many times have I looked at my daughter over the last seventeen years and been thankful for her […]

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Shit People Say to Adoptees

July 10, 2014by Grace Newton 13 Comments

I was perusing the internet when I found this recently uploaded video. I think Li Jiang does an excellent job pointing out some of the highlights many adoptees have been […]

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Reflections on the KAAN2014 Conference

July 2, 2014by Grace Newton 11 Comments

This past weekend I was lucky enough to be a volunteer and panelist at the KAAN (Korean Adoptee and Adoptive Family Network) Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I first came across […]

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Crime, Punishment, and the Undervalued Lives of Adopted Children

July 1, 2014by Grace Newton 1 Comment

“If the court can think of no better conclusion than abuse of adopted children as “an act of charity gone awry,” clearly it has failed to acknowledge the humanity of […]

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