tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399566082587108637.post6616707135723975949..comments2015-06-22T19:01:44.982-07:00Comments on After Stories: Post-Adoption DepressionResearch-China.Orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09137919637778021754noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399566082587108637.post-18101518866125555052014-10-10T16:48:15.778-07:002014-10-10T16:48:15.778-07:00It's been almost 9 years to the day that we br...It's been almost 9 years to the day that we brought our daughter home. Thanks for writing this post. Even 9 years later, it is good to know I wasn't the only person who experienced that.... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399566082587108637.post-35205009930407540972014-03-11T13:21:37.485-07:002014-03-11T13:21:37.485-07:00Great post! Been reading a lot about adoption rece...Great post! Been reading a lot about adoption recently. Thanks for the info!Studying Adoptionhttp://www.tanefflaw.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399566082587108637.post-62742389613882812792013-11-28T08:42:25.827-08:002013-11-28T08:42:25.827-08:00Thank goodness for this blog. I am not sure this i...Thank goodness for this blog. I am not sure this info was readily available 9 years ago when we had similar difficulties. Thank you.Evanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399566082587108637.post-45014340473875362972010-01-31T11:15:31.790-08:002010-01-31T11:15:31.790-08:00For those needing a support group to help get thro...For those needing a support group to help get through their PADS, check out the yahoogroup PostAdoptionDepression.Amy Rankinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863722248845615838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399566082587108637.post-88526931094391497172008-10-06T20:18:00.000-07:002008-10-06T20:18:00.000-07:00It is so refreshing to hear the honesty in your po...It is so refreshing to hear the honesty in your post. My husband and I adopted two children just over one year ago from Ethiopia. This has hands down been the single most difficult thing I have ever done in my life. I am also a bio mom of two and a stepmom to one. I have lots of parenting under my belt and suddenly felt like a monster for not loving my adopted daughter. She sounds much like your daughter in that she is incredibly needy and constantly present. It took me almost six months to ask for help. I was afraid to admit my true feeling but I felt like I was losing it. I am now on anti-depressants and felt awful that I had to go that route. I don't feel that way anymore. It gave me enough space to get through the really rough stuff. Its still rough some days, many days but I am more capable of dealing with her. I hope someday I feel differently towards this child. She is attached, albeit anxiously attached, however, I am not. This is not the case with her brother whom we also adopted. Different kids, different issues and hers are really difficult for me to handle. You are not alone. You are not crazy or horrible. You have taken on something INCREDIBLY difficult and somehow will see it through. Thank you for your honesty. I am also blogging with the intention of reaching other parents going through PADS. I blog at www.postadoptionbluesandblessings.blogspot.com Take good care of yourself!<BR/><BR/>MeredithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com