Description: In today’s video we answer the question Does My Child Have Attachment Disorder. MeLisa discusses the symptoms of attachment disorder and offers her personal message of hope for adoptive parents. Discovering whether or not your child has attachment disorder is not the end, but instead the beginning of healing. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Hi, I’m [...]
Today’s question answers How To Handle Rude People. Sometimes it seems as if your adoptive family is being singled out. How should you handle the situation when a stranger verbalizes a rude comment? For us, it has almost become a reflex to handle these encounters. Watch this video and we’ll help you prepare for how [...]
I have several relatives with musical talent, and I myself play bass guitar and write music. I come from a family of soccer and volleyball players. No surprise, my brother’s and sister’s kids are very athletic and play both of these sports. Therefore it is likely that if I had a bio child they would have [...]
When you adopt an older child (which for us has been 18 months and older), it’s tough to know when your kids need you or when they are just playing you. I lean towards love and understanding, but sometimes it bites me in the butt. Reason #247 for adopting older children: unlike babies, they usually [...]
Last weekend marked the third and final Star Wars film showing (the original films 4-6 of course) at our household. I explained to my oldest girls that “no daughters of mine were going to grow up without seeing Star Wars” and that their “future husbands would thank me.” The older kids weren’t as excited as [...]
After another VERY challenging day with my kids I started down that all too familiar road of having a party for one… a pity party. “poor me” “it isn’t fair” ‘why does it always have to be so hard” As a rule I allow myself to have these moments, but I don’t allow them to [...]
Well at the risk of sounding like a complainer, I’m going to share how I was punished for my teen son’s helmet ticket. There’s a whole nother back story to how he got it, but I don‘t want to get into it. This story is about how my son got his second “not wearing a [...]
As a parent there are several things I’m a stickler about. Being called “Mom” is one of them and here’s why. The other day I was having a visit with a fellow adoptive mom at her house. Her teenage son went into instant defensive and deny mode when she asked him to return his iPod [...]
Anyone else have a neighbor that you can’t stand? You know that weasel-faced pointy eared guy who skulks around scowling and complaining about your family? I don’t want to get too specific, but he’s that short dude with hair in his ears that drives a Pontiac, wears horn-rimmed glasses, walks with a limp, and talks [...]
Let me set the stage for you. Ryun and I live in Los Angeles. We have no family out here and very few close friends. Therefore we don’t get a lot of help with our kiddos. Money isn’t plentiful, but it’s enough. Date night happens almost never. We have doubled the size of our children [...]
Ryun Hovind and MéLisa Lomelino are high school sweethearts who share a passion to help children in need. Early in their relationship the couple donated their time at group homes to help foster children and they raised money for foster care ... Continue Reading »
Living in Ethiopia over the past 9 months has completely opened my eyes and heart to a culture I never knew existed having grown up in suburban Louisiana. I’ve had the opportunity to write for an organization called CURE international that provides free operations for children with disabilities. I’ve met families from all different walks [...]
This morning as I drove my daughters to school Savannah (my middle schooler) brought up the discussion of genetics. She was primping herself in the visor mirror and pondering “What will I look like when I grow up?” NOTE : THIS IS HOW YOUR CHILD BRINGS UP IMPORTANT ADOPTION CONVERSATIONS SO BE AWARE OF THEM [...]
ADOPTIVE DAD. An acronym describing the job of being an adoptive dad. These are my thoughts but I’m no recruiter. The good news here is that you are your own boss, so you can change the job description to match what’s important to you. Always there Dad before self Off-duty Parent not friend Training Initiate [...]
I suspect the feeling you get when you are “trying to get pregnant” is the closest thing to what people go through when they are waiting to adopt. It’s gotta be especially tough if you have already gone through the “trying to get pregnant” phase first. For those who have also tried to have a [...]
A lot of people think you’ve either had to be adopted yourself, or have adopted a child to be an adoption advocate. Wrong. The number of adopted children continues to grow in our country as well as the number of people seeking to adopt. If you have a heart for children who need to be [...]
Ryun Hovind and MéLisa Lomelino are high school sweethearts who share a passion to help children in need. Early in their relationship the couple donated their time at group homes to help foster children and they raised money for foster care ... Continue Reading »
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