Since Thanksgiving is this week (ack, where did time go?) I will be doing a few posts related to this holiday in the days that lead up to Thanksgiving.

This Thanksgiving season, be sure and give thanks for your child and let him or her know that you are thankful for them. I’m sure that your child probably knows that he or she is very loved by you, but go out of your way to do so in honor of the holiday. If you have waited too late to send something specifically to or for your child, you could do something in honor of them.

Send your child a card or an e-card telling them that you are thankful for them and that you are loved. I did this for Charlie (and his sister, N) and this year I included some other Thanksgiving related things I printed offline like some easy word puzzles and coloring sheets of turkeys and pilgrims. I thought these little things could help occupy them on the drive to their Grandma’s or perhaps when their Mom is busy cooking on Thanksgiving.

If it’s kosher with your adoption agreement, give your child a call on Thanksgiving Day to wish them a happy Thanksgiving and let them know that you are thankful for them.


If you have waited too late to send a card or small package, calling your child on Thanksgiving is not an option, or your child is too small to get any of this, then write an entry in your journal about how thankful you are for your child. Make this a tradition and write an entry each year on/or around Thanksgiving as to why you are thankful that you have your child in your life, even if adoption is very difficult at times.

If it will not create a big fuss with your family, give thanks for your child at the family dinner table by saying a prayer or lighting a candle in honor of your child. If your family is ok with it you could ask them to participate in this as well!

Do you do anything special for or in honor of your child at Thanksgiving?

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