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The Tenacious Mama: Confessions of An Adoptive Mother
I’m currently on the roller-coaster ride of single parenting an adopted teenage son. Join me each week as I share my lived experience by starting with a confession, in the hopes of normalizing the complex issues that often come with parenting an adopted child.
The Tenacious Mama: Confessions of An Adoptive Mother
Latest Episodes
S2E34: #BLESSED!
Confession: Lane has an incredible sense of humor and impeccable comedic timing. Honestly, his ability to make me laugh daily is the only thing standing between me and a full psychological break. And…a Netflix documentary about me.&nb...
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S2E33: Weed and the developing teen brain
Confession: Lane is exposed to vapes, cigarettes, and weed on a daily basis at school. My current expectation (after Lane has been struggling with all of these substances throughout this school year) is this: you might take hits off of...
S2 E32 Dear Nicotine, You messed with the wrong mama!
Confession: My son first tried vaping in 4th grade with a friend at school. In 5th grade, I caught him smoking a cigarette he’d found on the street in our garage. He’s vaped off and on ever since, and now at 16, he’s addicted to nicotine and...
S2 E31 Whitewater teen parenting: let go of the rock!
Confession: The last two weeks have been a fabulous reminder that I can only do so much to set my son up for success, that he’s also got to put some effort in, and most of it is out of my control. Radical acceptance, baby!