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The joy in adoption #adoptionilo
Next Monday will mark the start of a national campaign in Finland called adoptionilo, the joy in adoption. If you’ve been following me, you ...
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Adoption Conversations – episode 4. Adoptive mother and book author Jodie Hampshire
'm excited about this episode, as I am joined by Jodie Hampshire, co-author of one of my favourite book on adoptive parenting, Lionheart Families ...
adoption, expats, india adoption, multicultural families, parenting
How being an expat made me a better adoptive parent
Not all evil comes to harm. It’s a popular say, but one of the most true. The expat life is tough. Growing old in a country where you were ...
How I came to appreciate the Finnish adoption system
If you met me during our adoption process, you surely heard me complaining of the long wait. Our home study took almost two years to be approved ...
Adoption in Finland: our story, chapter IV
I was at work when the social worker called me to announce the Indian Court has ruled the E. was our son. I started crying in the office phone ...
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Adoption in Finland: our story, chapter III
[this is the third part of our adoption story. Find part 1 here and part 2 here.] The wait to get our home-study approved seemed endless. After ...
New Delhi with kids
The new rules for adopting from India allow parents to apply for the exit vista from New Delhi, where most embassies also are. This means that ...
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Adoption in Finland: our story, chapter II
(this is the second part of our adoption story. Find part 1 here) When we finally started the adoption counselling phase in May 2014, we ...
E.’s first sauna
Time for another milestone for my Indian-looking Italian-speaking little Finn! He took part in his first sauna ever last weekend. If you ...