by Julie McGue | Jan 22, 2020 | Touched By Adoption
Year in Review Blogs from 2019 Julie McGue Author In looking back over my postings in 2019, I am amazed at the diversity of subject matter covered. Adoption really is a multi-faceted and complicated issue. The good news is that DNA testing and social media have...
by Julie McGue | Jan 1, 2020 | Touched By Adoption
The Holidays Are Touchpoints Too Julie McGue Author During the holidays we are encouraged to recognize the people we care about with gifts, visits, meals and greeting cards. The underlying message of the season is thankfulness and generosity. Touted as the...
by Julie McGue | Dec 18, 2019 | Touched By Adoption
First Cousins Julie McGue Author Cousins are in town for a visit. Not my first cousins, but my husband’s, people I have known for the entirety of my thirty-five-year marriage. As the years have tumbled into one another, these folks have become my relatives,...
by Julie McGue | Dec 4, 2019 | Touched By Adoption
Birth Parents Have Fears & Fantasies Too Julie McGue Author As an adult adoptee, I have written several blogs (see 11/13/19 & 7/17/18) about the fantasies and fears common among my fellow adoptees. Typical musings center around where do I come from,...
by Julie McGue | Nov 20, 2019 | Touched By Adoption
What Is Closed Adoption and What Are The Benefits? Julie McGue Author I’ve written about Open Adoption before (see my blog on 8-14-19). These days, this is the most prevalent form of adoption. Conversely, closed adoption was the only option offered to parents...
by Julie McGue | Nov 13, 2019 | Touched By Adoption
What was your childhood fantasy? Julie McGue Author When I was a young girl, before I turned sixteen and was awarded a room of my own, I would lie in bed at night and squint across the crevasse of lime green shag towards my twin sister’s matching canopy bed. I...
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