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Sally Bacchetta

Webster, New York
Blog: http://www.theadoptiveparent.blogspot.com
A friend awaiting adoption asked me what motherhood is really like. I thought for a moment then said, "It's looking at a face so streaked with dirt, sweat, snot, glue, jelly, dust, pudding, or chalk that anyone in their right mind would turn away, and finding it so incredibly beautiful that... Full Bio
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Is it (Ever) OK to Complain About the Expense of Adoption? by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting One of the comments on my previous post (Open Letter to Prospective Adoptive Parents [PAPs]) was this, from I have to defend the talking about expense discussions. It is a ... Read on »
Is it (Ever) OK to Complain About the Expense of Adoption? by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting One of the comments on my previous post (Open Letter to Prospective Adoptive Parents [PAPs]) was this, from I have to defend the talking about expense discussions. It is ... Read on »
Adoptive Parents: What You Need to Know About the Adoption Tax Credit by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Tax time is getting closer, and can't we all use some good news about our taxes? The Adoption Tax Credit is definitely good news for adoptive parents. If you are an adoptive ... Read on »
Adoptive Parents: What You Need to Know About the Adoption Tax Credit by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Tax time is getting closer, and can't we all use some good news about our taxes? The Adoption Tax Credit is definitely good news for adoptive parents. If you are an adoptiv ... Read on »
Open Letter to Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs) by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I posted this a few years ago, but what I've read online in the last week compels me to run it again (with minor edits). Dear Prospective Adoptive Parent, Today I ca ... Read on »
Open Letter to Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs) by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I posted this a few years ago, but what I've read online in the last week compels me to run it again (with minor edits). Dear Prospective Adoptive Parent, Today I c ... Read on »
One Down, One to Go? by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I took the kids sledding last week, and we had a great time until I got plowed down by a teenager on an out-of-control snow tube. I mean plowed down. Tossed like a rag doll- ... Read on »
One Down, One to Go? by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I took the kids sledding last week, and we had a great time until I got plowed down by a teenager on an out-of-control snow tube. I mean plowed down. Tossed like a rag doll ... Read on »
Good Old What's His Name by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Our family speaks frankly about adoption. So much so that our kids assume adoption is part of everyone's birth story, which is either funny or tragic, depending on your own ... Read on »
Good Old What's His Name by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Our family speaks frankly about adoption. So much so that our kids assume adoption is part of everyone's birth story, which is either funny or tragic, depending on your own ... Read on »
Where the Wild Thoughts Are by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I am never alone. Adoption is always with me. It is between the lines of everything I read. It is on the tongue of every conversation. It is a constant tow. I have more ... Read on »
Where the Wild Thoughts Are by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I am never alone. Adoption is always with me. It is between the lines of everything I read. It is on the tongue of every conversation. It is a constant tow. I have more ... Read on »
Adoptive Parents Committee Annual Adoption Conference by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Just confirmed that I'll be presenting two workshops at the 2011 Annual presented by the Adoptive Parents Committee (APC). This is a big deal to me because it's an opportu ... Read on »
Adoptive Parents Committee Annual Adoption Conference by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Just confirmed that I'll be presenting two workshops at the 2011 Annual presented by the Adoptive Parents Committee (APC). This is a big deal to me because it's an opportu ... Read on »
Statistically Impossible by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I've been following for quite a while, and it just occurred to me that I haven't shared the link here. I sincerely hope you will check it out and spend some time there ... Read on »
Child Trafficking in Nigeria by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Why another article about ? Because it is still happening. Click here to purchase Sally's , What I Want My Adopted Child to Know: An Adoptive Parent's Perspective, in ... Read on »
How Can a Mother Give up Her Child? by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting She said: I've been blessed by adoption, but still, I don't understand how a mother can give up her child. I could never do that. I said: You could never do that? How do ... Read on »
A Poem for Your First Mother by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I Think About Your First Love Sally Bacchetta She gave you form, she gave you breath, she gave you then to me. She gave away a future – the mother she might be. ... Read on »
Adoption: It's Like Trying to Rhyme With "Orange" by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting PLEASE NOTE: I have friends who never chose adoption for their children; women who had the choice made for them or who were threatened, tricked and manipulated into signing ... Read on »
Adoption as Mis-Represented by the Meda by Sally Bacchetta Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Recently I returned as a guest on Mary Beth Wells' radio show Adoption: Journey to Motherhood. Mary Beth and I talked about "Adoption in the Media", and I'm sharing a few p ... Read on »
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