Comments on: Honoring Our Kids’ First Families http://www.kimberlycreative.com/2009/12/25/honoring-our-kids-first-families/ reader, writer, freelance copyeditor & proofreader, foster & adoptive mom Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:13:30 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: kimberlycreates http://www.kimberlycreative.com/2009/12/25/honoring-our-kids-first-families/comment-page-1/#comment-3 kimberlycreates Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:24:02 +0000 http://www.kimberlycreative.com/?p=186#comment-3 Lisa, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment, for sharing this link, and especially for your kind words. I'd be thrilled to keep in touch, and am very interested in the resource you're creating. I'll send you an e-mail shortly. Best, Kim Lisa,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment, for sharing this link, and especially for your kind words. I’d be thrilled to keep in touch, and am very interested in the resource you’re creating. I’ll send you an e-mail shortly.
Best,
Kim

]]> By: Lisa Dickson http://www.kimberlycreative.com/2009/12/25/honoring-our-kids-first-families/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Lisa Dickson Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:54:16 +0000 http://www.kimberlycreative.com/?p=186#comment-2 Kimberly, I stumbled across your posting online, and am in the process of sharing it with members of the national foster care (including adoptees!!) community. I love what you wrote! As a former foster child who "aged out" of foster care back in the 80's and founder of the Ohio chapter of Foster Care Alumni of America, I've learned so much from the adoptee members of our state chapter. They've talked to me about the 3 Gs: "grief, guilt and gratitude." Grief over the loss of their bio families, gratitude to their adoptive families, and guilt for not being able to express their loss (out of fear that it might threaten their adoptive parents). This all adds up to feeling conflicted. Your honest communication and sage advice to other adoptive parents is right-on. I particularly appreciate the word "honor" that you used. So much so that I would like to ask if I may stay in touch with you regarding creating an online resource for teen/young adult adoptees in the future, Lisa Dickson Founder & Communications Chair Foster Care Alumni of America Ohio chapter www.fcaa-oh.org Kimberly,

I stumbled across your posting online, and am in the process of sharing it with members of the national foster care (including adoptees!!) community.

I love what you wrote!

As a former foster child who “aged out” of foster care back in the 80′s and founder of the Ohio chapter of Foster Care Alumni of America, I’ve learned so much from the adoptee members of our state chapter.

They’ve talked to me about the 3 Gs: “grief, guilt and gratitude.” Grief over the loss of their bio families, gratitude to their adoptive families, and guilt for not being able to express their loss (out of fear that it might threaten their adoptive parents). This all adds up to feeling conflicted.

Your honest communication and sage advice to other adoptive parents is right-on. I particularly appreciate the word “honor” that you used.

So much so that I would like to ask if I may stay in touch with you regarding creating an online resource for teen/young adult adoptees in the future,

Lisa Dickson
Founder & Communications Chair
Foster Care Alumni of America Ohio chapter
http://www.fcaa-oh.org

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