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Failure of long view in adoption is a strategic, economic & humanitarian mistake

October 27, 2018 by Helen Oakwater Leave a Comment

National Adoption Week is always emotive. The intent is to recruit adopters. Unsurprisingly some experienced adopters rant at the saccharine articles in newspapers, knowing that below the rhetoric is a deficit of ongoing, deep, appropriate support. Failing to take the long view, over decades is a strategic, economic and humanitarian mistake. PAC-UK had a splendid series […]

Filed Under: adoption, blog, future-proofing, siblings, trauma Tagged With: adoption, oakwater, Parents, siblings, trauma, trauma bond

Mothers Day and Expectations. Hope for the best. Plan for the worst.

March 13, 2018 by Helen Oakwater 1 Comment

Last sunday I cooked my own meals, bought myself some flowers and uncharacteristically drank an entire bottle of wine and had a good cry. Why?  Because yet again, on Mothers Day, I received nothing from the three children I adopted 25 years ago. We’ve had minimal contact for the last seven or eight years. By […]

Filed Under: adoption, blog, mother, trauma, Uncategorized Tagged With: a, adoption, FAB, fostering, oakwater, Parents, trauma

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