http://ethiopia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/attachment-1 Ethiopia adoption news, information and firsthand accounts by those who have been there. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:04:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://ethiopia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/attachment-1/comment-page-1#comment-718 Shana Fri, 17 Feb 2006 20:48:16 +0000 http://ethiopia-ado.www.adoptionblogs.com/2006/02/17/attachment-1#comment-718 Thanks for sharing this post. I look forward to learning more about this difficult and important subject. Thanks for sharing this post. I look forward to learning more about this difficult and important subject.

]]> http://ethiopia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/attachment-1/comment-page-1#comment-717 Nancy Spoolstra Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:57:27 +0000 http://ethiopia-ado.www.adoptionblogs.com/2006/02/17/attachment-1#comment-717 I was slow to figure this out too, but once I learned about attachment, SO much made sense to me! I've written about Hannah and her *decision* to attach to me. She, too, has many birthmom questions. She approaches it in such a healthy, normal way--it is SO refreshing. Then there is my 18 year old who decided her approach would be to shut down when she arrived home at age 21 months. She didn't want to FEEL her pain, so she shut it off--trouble is, she shut ALL her feelings off. Then it became a way of life. Our kids that can openly discuss their losses, and do so with and in the presence of supportive parents, are so much ahead of the game. I was slow to figure this out too, but once I learned about attachment, SO much made sense to me! I’ve written about Hannah and her *decision* to attach to me. She, too, has many birthmom questions. She approaches it in such a healthy, normal way–it is SO refreshing. Then there is my 18 year old who decided her approach would be to shut down when she arrived home at age 21 months. She didn’t want to FEEL her pain, so she shut it off–trouble is, she shut ALL her feelings off. Then it became a way of life. Our kids that can openly discuss their losses, and do so with and in the presence of supportive parents, are so much ahead of the game.

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