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Christmas with a R.A.D. Child
Tis the Season for PTSD, triggers and other mixed-up emotions. Did I just describe your Christmas season? This has been my life for many years. When I was a kid, I loved everything to do with Christmas. My family just consisted of my mother, dad and my sister. We moved from Nebraska to Utah when […]
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What Is R.A.D.?
Some of my followers wanted to know what RAD really was and why I’ve spent so much time writing about it. I decided to do a blog and answer their questions. Even though RAD has become the common description of the multiple behaviors damaged children have, a better way to describe it as Developmental Trauma […]
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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 […]