How Should You Respond When Asked A Difficult Question?
How Should You Respond When Asked A Difficult Question? Julie McGue Author At some point or another, we have all fielded or launched them – difficult questions that leave the respondent feeling befuddled, angry, anxious, amused or speechless. Queries like: why...
Can Babies Be Placed For Adoption Without A Father’s Consent?
Can Babies Be Placed For Adoption Without A Father’s Consent? Julie McGue Author Whether a father’s consent was/is required for a baby to be placed for adoption depends on whether the situation is a closed adoption or an open adoption. Closed adoptions were...
How Long Before We Set Aside Our Covid-tinted Glasses?
How Long Before We Set Aside Our Covid-tinted Glasses? Julie McGue Author Like you, I watched with horror as the coronavirus besieged China, Italy, Europe and New York, and then silently invaded the remaining U.S. states. Sheltering-in-place and gearing up to...
Exposing some secrets from my adoption search
Exposing some secrets from my adoption search Julie McGue Author Attaining the secrets from my closed adoption was the second hardest thing I never imagined I would do. Writing about what unfurled is the first hardest thing. I share an original poem, a...
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