Mary Owlhaven has it right…and was gutsy enough to say so in today’s blog: Adopted babies and working moms. Mary used the term “working mom”, which may cause part of the stir, because yes a dad can be a primary caregiver.

The point, however, is that children need to attach to a primary caregiver (one) first. The health of that attachment to the primary caregiver determines the child’s overall emotional development and health and sets the tone for all relationships to follow. When... more

Super Dad’s niece came to visit us last night with her dear hubby and two precious little girls. This morning she rose early and took a run while I shuttled Kay off to high school. Then we had a moment of time to chat and catch up on each others’ lives.

I asked her if she was still working (she has a master’s in social work), and she said she had quit her job when her husband got transferred this summer and plans to remain at home in the near future. “Even though I miss the income”, she explained, “I don’t miss the job itself.”

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