Lavender Luz | Open adoption parenting & mindfulness

A few months ago I was invited to participate in a video recording session about teens and vaping. Wanna see how it turned out?

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Why have I been MIA from this space? I've taken a new job! Here's why I'm spending my days with the Family to Family Support Network.

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Twelve years ago I began writing here. My children were younger & my skin was smoother. I've complied a list of my 12 top posts, one for each blogging year.

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I didn't give birth to my daughter or son, and it took awhile to feel as though I'd earned my Mom Badge. My Mother's Day story.

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What to do when you discover your father is your uncle? That you're the product of rape & incest? Do you search for your mother & siblings?

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Reshma McClintock's journey to her motherland is documented in Calcutta Is My Mother. It's a gift to witness her inner and outer journeys.

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What rights do adoptive parents have, and how do these rights intersect with opening birth records to adoptees? Answering questions for Texas Reps hearing HB2725.

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Ahhh, the rewards and challenges of turning 18, when you suddenly becoming a baby adult. Brought to you by both my eldest child and by Me many years ago.

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Hollywood portrays infertility in the new comedy film Making Babies. Can it do the topic well? Previews leave me dubious.

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A letter writer asks: What if my parents don't treat my adopted child the same as their biological grandchild? What if adoption is less than in their minds?

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