Charlyn SpieringThe Truth About The Orphanages of TodayOrphan Annie is a classic portrayal of orphanage life from a time in our past, but do places like that still exist? Should they? Back in…Apr 23Apr 23
Charlyn SpieringNative American Adoptees Can Help Their Tribes Continue to Exist, but Only if They Know Who They…Most of the time adoption is viewed as a rescue in a sense. A child in need of a home is given one with a family who will raise that child…Feb 291Feb 291
Charlyn SpieringWhat Does Searching for Birth Family Mean for an Adoptee and How Should They Get Started?Adoptees have about as broad a range of experiences growing up as any group of people. (1)Their feelings can range from deep family love to…Jan 31Jan 31
Charlyn SpieringWriting as a Person Touched by AdoptionHow can each part of the triad use writing to benefit themselves and the community as a whole?Dec 6, 2023Dec 6, 2023
Charlyn SpieringThe Dark Past and Questionable Future of Pre-Birth Matching in Adoption.Connecting a frazzled pregnant woman’s future baby with a calm married couple is almost cliche in our culture. We gaze on such a scene with…Nov 4, 20231Nov 4, 20231
Charlyn SpieringEmbryo Adoption Creates a New Form of Adoptee with the Same Old Problems.New Kinds of Family BondsJul 23, 2023Jul 23, 2023
Charlyn SpieringEmbryos Enter the Already Complex World of Adoption.Adoption is Already Complicated.Jul 11, 2023Jul 11, 2023
Charlyn SpieringWhen Reactive Attachment Disorder Comes Home.When I first heard about reactive attachment disorder it was in a paragraph sandwiched between food hoarding and developmental delays due…Jan 31, 2023Jan 31, 2023
Charlyn SpieringA Birth Mother’s Wisdom — Adoption UncoveredGlossy pictures of adoptive families make for great heartwarming stories, but the reality is that there can be grief and loss hidden…Nov 27, 2022Nov 27, 2022
