by Julie McGue | May 19, 2021 | That Girl This Life, Touched By Adoption
The Day I Joined My Family Julie McGue Author “To an adoptee, Adoption Day is just like a birthday” If you’re an adoptee from the closed adoption era–that period in adoption history after WWII through the 1980s–when adoptive parents received little or no information...
by Julie McGue | May 11, 2021 | That Girl This Life, Touched By Adoption
Did you know that May is National Foster Care Month? Julie McGue Author National Foster Care Month is observed in the United States during the month of May every year. It began with President Ronald Reagan in 1988 as a way of showing appreciation to foster...
by Julie McGue | May 5, 2021 | That Girl This Life
The Other Mother’s Day Julie McGue Author Unless you are a birth mom or an adoptee then you’re probably not aware that National Birth Mother’s Day is celebrated on the Saturday before Mother’s Day. Until I launched the search for my own birth mom in 2010, I had...
by Julie McGue | Apr 28, 2021 | That Girl This Life
Cleaning out the basement influenced my journey as a writer Julie McGue Author As a young girl, I was devoted to my journals. The spiral bound notebooks I selected held bright, psychedelic covers unlike the Mead variety I filled for my classes at school. Like most...
by Julie McGue | Apr 21, 2021 | That Girl This Life
The Legend of Two Wolves Julie McGue Author In Cherokee folklore, there’s a tale about how an elder teaches his grandson about life. The Legend of Two Wolves has many variations but goes something like this: An old Cherokee says to his grandson, “A terrible fight is...
by Julie McGue | Apr 14, 2021 | That Girl This Life
Identity, family, and belonging in an American mixed-race family By Dori Jones Yang Julie McGue Author Identity, family, and belonging in an American mixed-race family By Guest Blogger, Dori Jones Yang As a white American reporter living in Hong Kong, I noticed and...
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