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trushali Kotecha
Dec 28, 20244 min read
‘Was he out there looking for me?’: the artworks that help adopted children feel seen
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/sep/30/was-he-out-there-looking-for-me-the-artworks-that-help-adopted-children-feel-seen Katy...
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trushali Kotecha
Aug 9, 20243 min read
Mum devastated after parents refuse to accept adopted daughter as 'real' family
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/mum-devastated-after-parents-refuse-31456599?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar By...
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trushali Kotecha
Mar 31, 20243 min read
'Mother-in-law refuses to accept my adopted daughter as grandchild - I got revenge'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/mother-law-refuses-accept-adopted-32050107 By Emma Rowbottom 07:00, 10 Feb 2024 A woman has banned her...
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trushali Kotecha
Mar 11, 20245 min read
We were turned down for adoption for being obese
www.metro.co.uk/2021/10/23/we-were-turned-down-for-adoption-for-being-overweight-2-15462005/?ito=article.mweb.share.top.native Anonymous...
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trushali Kotecha
Dec 28, 20235 min read
Meaning of the Adoption Song by Brandon Lake
To listen to the song 🎵: https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=sJxB0iSHZXJLBYxZ&fbclid=PAAaaNbz59NcA9_c_TwOJKvG8ZvMTddv8ROjmPCN_hrUZ0sHZQwUS69i...
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trushali Kotecha
Aug 5, 20232 min read
Things we watch still affect us and what we experienced in our adoption journey!
Back in 2022.... Anupamaa.... a show I have watched for some time but an episode I watched tonight has seriously triggered some awful...
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trushali Kotecha
Aug 2, 20231 min read
Raksha Bandhan gifts mocking adoption!
Raksha bandhan is around the corner and we are so excited!! Anay's first raksha bandhan after Siya arrived was super special for obvious...
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trushali Kotecha
Aug 2, 20233 min read
‘Insensitive’: Rakhi gifts with adoption jokes trigger protests
Written by Surbhi Gupta New Delhi | August 3, 2020 06:02 IST https://indianexpress.com/article/india/insensitive-rakhi-gifts-with-adoptio...
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trushali Kotecha
May 17, 20236 min read
Post Adoption Depression Syndrome
by June Bond, Adoption Advocate You’ve been through infertility and back again. You ran through the maze of the adoption process and...
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trushali Kotecha
May 17, 20231 min read
Post-adoption Depression - Adoption UK Factsheet
Some prospective adopters can suffer symptoms of depression in the early placement period and at significant other times after an...
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trushali Kotecha
May 15, 20232 min read
Understanding Parental Postadoption Depression BY KAREN J. FOLI
Karen J. Foli, PhD, RN, FAAN, is an associate professor at the School of Nursing, Purdue University, West Lafayette Campus. Dr. Foli’s...
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trushali Kotecha
Apr 24, 202321 min read
My Mom is a Blonde With Blue Eyes: Identity Crisis and Other Struggles of Indian Children....
My Mom is a Blonde With Blue Eyes: Identity Crisis and Other Struggles of Indian Children Raised in White American Families BY ANNAPURNA...
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trushali Kotecha
Apr 21, 20231 min read
Love, Faith and Me Series 1: 4. Married, Sikh and Wanting a Baby
Sarina and Vik have always wanted children, but after two miscarriages and three years of trying, they are seeking medical help to...
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trushali Kotecha
Feb 6, 20235 min read
Forced adoption: Daughter says her mum is owed apology
Forced adoption: Daughter says her mum is owed apology - BBC News By Paul Martin Wales Live A woman who was adopted as a baby in the...
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trushali Kotecha
Dec 2, 20222 min read
Katherine Heigl says she ‘never saw’ daughter Naleigh after adoption
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/katherine-heigl-birth-adoption-daughter-naleigh-b2237454.html 1 December 2022 The...
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trushali Kotecha
Aug 3, 20222 min read
Others opinions dont matter! Just become a protective and strong mother!!
People always talk about things that they have seen or read which has triggered them. I have never really understood how that feels until...
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trushali Kotecha
Sep 9, 20215 min read
Adoptive families don't want to hear...
Having been through the adoption process you would be extremely shocked t the amount of times we were told some of the above. It became...
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