Comments on: Easier or Coping Better? http://open.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/easier-or-coping-better Blog with information on open adoption. Includes advice, tips, concerns, and news articles about open adoption. Birthparent and Adoptive parent blog on open adoption. Articles, information, and news about the open adoption experience. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:44:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Coley S. http://open.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/easier-or-coping-better/comment-page-1#comment-451 Coley S. Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:32:02 +0000 http://open-adoptio.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/08/07/easier-or-coping-better#comment-451 That makes sense Jenna! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. That makes sense Jenna! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.

]]> By: Jenna Hatfield http://open.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/easier-or-coping-better/comment-page-1#comment-450 Jenna Hatfield Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:13:47 +0000 http://open-adoptio.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/08/07/easier-or-coping-better#comment-450 Nope. I lived in Birth Mom Bliss for the first year. I was "secure" in my decision. Yes, I struggled. I missed her. But people were still telling me that I was "brave" and I bought it. I didn't think ahead to how other children would affect my heart. While her first birthday was unbelievably difficult, I could probably state that the birthday was the beginning of the unraveling of my denial because that's all that year was for me: one big long year of nothing but denial. Nope. I lived in Birth Mom Bliss for the first year. I was “secure” in my decision. Yes, I struggled. I missed her. But people were still telling me that I was “brave” and I bought it. I didn’t think ahead to how other children would affect my heart. While her first birthday was unbelievably difficult, I could probably state that the birthday was the beginning of the unraveling of my denial because that’s all that year was for me: one big long year of nothing but denial.

]]> By: Coley S. http://open.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/easier-or-coping-better/comment-page-1#comment-449 Coley S. Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:20:35 +0000 http://open-adoptio.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/08/07/easier-or-coping-better#comment-449 <em>Actually, my first year was easier than anything I've experienced since. </em><br /> <br /> Oh really?!? <br /> <br /> My first year was one of the hardest times of my life thus far... Actually, my first year was easier than anything I’ve experienced since.

Oh really?!?

My first year was one of the hardest times of my life thus far…

]]> By: Jenna Hatfield http://open.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/easier-or-coping-better/comment-page-1#comment-448 Jenna Hatfield Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:15:42 +0000 http://open-adoptio.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/08/07/easier-or-coping-better#comment-448 Actually, my first year was easier than anything I've experienced since. Actually, my first year was easier than anything I’ve experienced since.

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