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Bipolar Factsheet

What Is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a serious brain disease that causes extreme shifts in mood, energy, and functioning. Men and women are equally likely to develop this disabling illness, which affects approximately 1 percent of American adults...

Consent to Adoption

Consent refers to the agreement by a parent, or a person or agency acting in place of a parent, to relinquish the child for adoption and to release all rights and duties with respect to that child. In most States, the consent must be in writing and either witnessed and notarized or executed before...

Grandparents as Parents: A Primer for Schools.

An increasing number of American grandparents are finding their later years different from what they expected. Instead of a quiet retirement, sweetened by delights of occasional visits with grandchildren, many grandparents have taken on the role of surrogate parents to their grandchildren. Reasons...

Colorado State Resources

State Agencies and Organizations United States Senators Honorable Wayne Allard (R) 525 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5941 (202) 224-6471 (Fax) E-mail Web Form: http://allard.senate.gov/contactme Web: http://allard.senate.gov Honorable Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R)...

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Washington Nationals Avoid Sweep by Orioles as Strasburg Hits First Home Run: A Fan

The Washington Nationals were able to avoid a three game sweep at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles with a great offensive performance on May 20, winning by the score of 9-3. Stephen Strasburg picked up his fourth win of the year as Wei-Yin Chen had his first loss of the season.

Go Small: Why Washington Must Give Up the Illusion of a Grand Bargain

Washington needs to stop searching for a grand bargain and start working on politically viable steps that do not require the hammer of imagined fiscal meltdown to motivate action. Reuters A drumbeat of ...

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Conspicuous Family -- Or Ambassadors?

February 22, 2011, 1:46 pm

I never knew what it meant: “conspicuous family.” But since the adoption of my daughter nearly eight years ago, I’ve come to understand it well. A conspicuous family is one like mine who, without any effort on our parts, draws the attention of strangers the way porch lights draw moths at...

Stopping to Look at the Map

August 4, 2011, 8:36 pm

Every time I talk to a friend or family member lately, they ask, "So what's going on with the adoption process? What comes next?" Generally, my answer includes a report on what we're doing next, followed by "Then we wait." While this answer is true, it's also by necessity, because I have a...

In Praise of Erma Bombeck's Common Sense

April 22, 2011, 8:06 pm

Late last year, the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C. released the results of a survey which had asked Americans how they define “family.” Almost 90 percent of those surveyed said that a single parent and child is a family. Eighty percent said that an unmarried couple living together...

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Anonymous?

May 11, 2012, 5:39 pm

Buzz - I think you are anonymous to most, but not to me, your :wings: :)) I was going to tell you how happy it might make your birth mother to hear from you, but I reckon you have to make that decision on your own. :cool: [QUOTE=BuzzKill]I was being facetious! I AM HOPING THAT I'M...

Questioning a decision

April 30, 2012, 10:42 am

Our 14 yr old as is currently in an rtc. He has had some major issues on visits home lately. One reason I think he has been acting up here and even a little in rtc is because insurance is talking about moving him and he doesn't want to leave before end of school. The reason is because of a field...

Home visit today....feeling very uneasy.

May 14, 2012, 9:23 pm

So....my CW and CASA were here at 915 this morning. Normally our visits are about an hour, today it was like 20 minutes. Normally the CW tells me all about how bad biomom is doing, today she said she is attempting to work her plan and has been more "honest" with her lately. I get a feeling that my...

Renewing Guatemalan Passport

May 3, 2012, 6:33 pm

Hi! I've looked through the old threads about this. I was wondering if anyone has done this recently, and also if anyone has done it at the embassy in Washington D.C. I seem to remember that they had a slightly different process, but it has been so long, I don't remember what it was. Our...

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My Daughter's Mom

A tribute to an Adoptive Mom by Carol Bird, a grateful birthmotherThe first time I saw my daughter's mom was on a cold wintery day in mid- February, 1954. I wasn't certain the woman wearing the...

Expression

Expression. The greatest pain reliever of all times. Spreading a palate of colors over a crisp, tight canvas not knowing what the picture will be, only that the paint seems to be bleeding all the...

I Chose Life for my Baby

This piece is adapted from an article I wrote anonymously in April 1989 for publication in Florida's Catholic Newspaper.)This May (1989) I celebrate my third Mother's Day! Because I chose adoption...

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Washington Adoption - Agencies, Adopting, Lawyers, Foster ...

See also: Seattle Adoption, Spokane Adoption, Tacoma Adoption, Vancouver Adoption. Adopting in Washington. Birth parents/legal guardians, the Washington State Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS), or a child-placing agency may place a child for adoption in Washington.

Washington, DC Adoption Laws

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Washington State Regulations - Adopting an Adult

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Washington DC Adoption - Agencies, Adopting, Lawyers, Foster ...

Adoption in Washington D.C. Washington D.C. has many adoption options available. One of the most difficult aspects of your adoption journey may be deciding which avenue of adoption to pursue.

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