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Two Weeks of Rotavirus Can Impair Adoptive Parents’ Judgment
Imagine living with eight children, five of whom have had rotavirus for the past two weeks. While Super Dad and I tried to stay healthy, it was just a matter of time until the rotavirus spread to us....
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Pets Can Share MRSA with Their Families
I actually like having pets and we have a house cat. Unfortunately, here I am once again blogging against them. I previously blogged about cat dander causing asthma attacks. However, over the years of...
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When Rough and Tumble Adopted Brothers Cause a Broken Femur
The adopted brothers are currently three and five. The same family adopted them each at birth and they share the same birthparents so they are brothers by birth and by adoption. The boys have always...
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A Negative of Being a Large Adoptive Family
Yes, there are many positives of being a large adoptive family. Unfortunately, this week I have been living through one of the negative attributes of a being a large adoptive family. I wrote about...
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Have You Adopted a Child With Bad Breath?
Many years ago, a darling sibling group was placed in our home by the Department of Human Services. The sisters were seven and 13 when they arrived. Honestly, they couldn’t have been any cuter. The...
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Help Children Avoid Mosquito Bites This Summer
With the fun of summer comes millions of annoying insects including mosquitoes. Mosquitoes not only bite and leave itching welts but they sometimes transmit serious diseases to their victims. Some...
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Denial – It’s not a River in Egypt
Pepper came home to us when she was three weeks old. She was our first baby — perfect in every way. Since she was our one and only, we could adapt to her quirks and foibles; any issue I chalked up...
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The Detective Hat
I’ve put my detective hat back on. It’s crazy. It turns out that having 5 kids means that at any moment one of them is needing medical intervention, one is needing emotional support, and one is...
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The Sick and Wounded
Oh dear, how the mighty have fallen. A week ago, my 13 year old had a sniffle. This was followed by fever, chills, aches, pains and a cough that won’t quit. Then, one by one, the remaining 4 kids...
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