Essaouira - The sea watchers by Amine Fassi
When I was a kid I would have never imagined I will become the mother of four children, three of them adopted. But as always, life happens.
Being the mother of so many sometimes catches me by surprise, I [...]

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“Childhood 8” by Alemayehu Wariyo
Are you planning to go to Ethiopia for the first time? Have you already visited the country? Have you adopted from Ethiopia and will be back to visit members of your children’s biological family? In any case, [...]

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“Childhood 5” Painting by Alemayehu Wariyo
The subject of early puberty in adopted children is a delicate one but it’s something we adoptive parents need to talk about. This phenomenon is, of course, more noticeable in girls. If you plan to adopt a girl older than [...]

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Photograph by Nakeya Brown I haven’t written about hair for a while, probably because the subject has turned from novelty to routine. What has changed in our home though is going from styling one girl’s hair to styling two. What I usually do [...]

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