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Posts in category "pregnancy loss"

Life is Pain, Highness

Life is Pain, Highness
Flashback: It is April, 2003, and Andrew’s brother, Pete, will be marrying Kim next month.  Kim is terrific, a wonderful addition to the family.  She is a kindred spirit, easy to be around, and I am grateful to have her as another sister.  Today is Kim’s bridal shower, which I am hosting along with several... Read more »
By Carrie Goldman,
April 24, 2012 at 8:15 am
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We Are Not Complete

We Are Not Complete
In honor of November being National Adoption Month, Portrait of an Adoption is running a special series called 30 Adoption Portraits in 30 Days.  Designed to give a voice to the many different perspectives of adoption, this series will feature guest posts by adoptees, birthparents, adoptive parents, waiting adoptive parents, and foster parents-turned-adoptive parents.  Painful... Read more »
By Carrie Goldman,
November 26, 2011 at 7:54 am
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A Strange Bird Cry Announces Our Daughter

A Strange Bird Cry Announces Our Daughter
In honor of November being National Adoption Month, Portrait of an Adoption is running a special series called 30 Adoption Portraits in 30 Days.  Designed to give a voice to the many different perspectives of adoption, this series will feature guest posts by adoptees, birthparents, adoptive parents, waiting adoptive parents, and foster parents-turned-adoptive parents.  Painful... Read more »
By Carrie Goldman,
November 16, 2011 at 7:55 am
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What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come
In honor of November being National Adoption Month, Portrait of an Adoption is running a special series called 30 Adoption Portraits in 30 Days.  Designed to give a voice to the many different perspectives of adoption, this series will feature guest posts by adoptees, birthparents, adoptive parents, waiting adoptive parents, and foster parents-turned-adoptive parents.  Painful... Read more »
By Carrie Goldman,
November 13, 2011 at 9:12 am
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Top Ten Things NOT to Say to an Adoptive Parent

Top Ten Things NOT to Say to an Adoptive Parent
Many people are kindhearted yet uneducated about the semantics of adoption.   Other people have good intentions but take a thoughtless approach to satisfying their curiosity. And then there are some people who are simply insensitive morons. Here’s a little advice about what NOT to say to an adoptive parent: 1. What happened to her real... Read more »
By Carrie Goldman,
September 19, 2011 at 8:25 pm
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Did I ruin my life by having/ adopting these kids?

Tonight I went to visit a friend, N, who has eight-week-old twins.  She also has a one-year-old.   Three healthy babies, a blessing that millions of people wish for. And along with those three beautiful babies, she and her husband have a house full of chaos, no sleep, mounting financial concerns and no ability to get... Read more »
By Carrie Goldman,
July 8, 2011 at 8:21 pm
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Mother's Day, On Loss and Joy

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This morning while I was running, my thoughts drifted back to Mother’s Day 2003.  I rarely think about that time, and if I do, it is only on the periphery of my mind.  I touch on it with words like grief and loss, but I dance cautiously around the concrete memories.  Tears soon mingled with... Read more »
By Carrie Goldman,
May 6, 2011 at 5:00 pm
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A Letter to Cleo at her Baby Naming

Yesterday, we held the Jewish baby naming ceremony for our newest daughter, Cleo.  It was one of the happiest days of my life.  I remember feeling a similar rush of joy at the naming of Katie, about seven years ago, and again at the naming of Annie Rose, about three and a half years ago... Read more »
By Carrie Goldman,
February 21, 2011 at 9:30 pm
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It's Not About A Boy

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We did not find out ahead of time the gender of our new baby.  It was fun to speculate with Katie and Annie Rose about whether they would end up with a little sister or a little brother. Annie Rose expressed a preference for a brother.  Halfway through my pregnancy, she declared, “If the baby... Read more »
By Carrie Goldman,
June 30, 2010 at 9:45 am
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Life Is Pain, Highness

It is April, 2003, and Andrew’s brother, Pete, will be marrying Kim next month.  Kim is terrific, a wonderful addition to the family.  She is a kindred spirit, easy to be around, and I am grateful to have her as another sister.  Today is Kim’s bridal shower, which I am hosting along with several other... Read more »
By Carrie Goldman,
May 6, 2010 at 10:03 pm
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