My Adoption Life

The stories of my life experiences in adoptions

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  • Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) or Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

    Which Diagnosis Does My Adopted Child Have? Introduction: When children from foster care are placed with a family to be adopted, they often come with a diagnosis of ADHD. It appears to be one of the most consistent diagnoses that pediatricians seem to use to describe the behaviors of foster children. What about children adopted […]

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    February 6, 2021
    Adoption, Children Adoptions, international adoptions, Reactive Attachment Disorder, social work issues
    ADHD
  • My Great-Grandmother: Helen

    My Great-Grandmother: Helen

    After finishing the posts about My Adoption Life, I’ve been taking a few days to re-group. Doing family history is my hobby. Until “My Adoption Life” book is published I’m going to write about my family history research. If you would be willing to read the finished manuscript, please leave a comment on my Facebook […]

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    January 29, 2021
    Adoption, Genealogy
  • Adoptions of the Furry Kind – Post 2 of 2!

    Adoptions of the Furry Kind – Post 2 of 2!

    Because of my daughter Kara’s issues in 1984, we had to move into an apartment. We kept Kara’s cat K.C. because the therapist said we needed to do that. The thing that saddened me the most was that I had to give Kentucky to the Humane Society because I could no longer have 2 cats. […]

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    January 18, 2021
    Pet Adoptions
  • The Final Chapter of My Adoption Life Almost!

    The Final Chapter of My Adoption Life Almost!

    My adoption agency, Adopt an Angel, Inc. began in 1997 and I placed our last child in late 2006. The agency closed permanently in 2007 due to a lack of adopting clients for over 4 months.  My former clients were really distressed about us closing. I didn’t want to close, but no clients meant no […]

    annla1441

    January 16, 2021
    Adoption, Higher Education Older Adults, international adoptions, social work issues
  • Adoptions of the Furry Kind – Post 1 of 2!

    Adoptions of the Furry Kind – Post 1 of 2!

    I’m taking a break from my regular posts on child adoptions. I thought talking about my four-legged family members would be a break from being serious all the time. My first memory of a pet goes waaaay back to when I was 4 years old. I was a bit of a loner as a child […]

    annla1441

    January 11, 2021
    Adoption, Children Adoptions, Pet Adoptions
  • Foster Care Trauma and Adoptions

    Foster Care Trauma and Adoptions

    On a prior post, I said I’d do one on the foster care system at a later date. Well, this is that later date. For the last 11 years I’ve been the social worker with Wasatch International Adoptions’ Second Chance program. What does Second Chance do? We do secondary placements of international and domestic foster […]

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    January 9, 2021
    Adoption, Children Adoptions, Foster Care, international adoptions, social work issues
  • ADOPT AN ANGEL: MY DREAM COME TRUE

    ADOPT AN ANGEL: MY DREAM COME TRUE

    My dream to begin my own adoption agency was realized in 1997, with my first placement in 1998. I started thinking about it while still in grad school. That it really happened is a small miracle to me. In late 1996, my uncle in Pomona, California died. My aunt’s family called me and asked if […]

    annla1441

    January 4, 2021
    Adoption, Children Adoptions, social work issues
  • Evolution of Christmas Traditions in My Life

    For first time visitors to this blog, my name is Ann Lamphere, this is my story. I’m the adoptive parent of Kara Kay Lamphere Sansing.  I’m also an adoption social worker and have been the director of an adoption agency. Christmas Break Today, I’m taking a break from My Adoption Story.  It is 6 days until […]

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    December 19, 2020
    Uncategorized
  • FOUR THINGS I LEARNED WHILE WAITING FOR MY FIRST ADOPTED CHILD

    If you’re new to adoptions these tips might help you with your decisions. If you’re experienced adoptive parents, I’d love to hear your stories. Everyone involved in the adoption process has a story to tell. Number 1: When I started my first adoption, I had no clue how long it would take to receive my […]

    annla1441

    November 25, 2020
    Children Adoptions
    adopted child
  • My Improbable Life Change Moment

    My Improbable Life Change Moment

    Most stories have beginnings and endings. Some are good and some are bad.  This story, my story, took a long time to begin.  My life was simple, stable and with nothing exciting happening until the winter of 1976.  I was 34 years old, single, and never married, even though I had had some offers, nothing […]

    annla1441

    November 23, 2020
    Children Adoptions
    single adoptive parent
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