Parenting: Personal Stories

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  • Addicted to Love: Parenting through a Drug Problem

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    02/14/07, Capessa

    The line between nurturing and enabling is a blurry one, especially for parents of drug-addicted children. Isabell found a way to support her son without feeding his habit by cutting him off from everything but love.

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  • Listen Up: Raising a Deaf Daughter in a Hearing World

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    02/14/07, Capessa

    When Kim was born, Isabell thought she was perfect—ten fingers, ten toes, and a sweet smile. But within months, Isabell discovered her daughter was deaf —and found her passion for parenting.

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  • Starting from Scratch: Raising My Grandchildren

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    02/14/07, Capessa

    When Lynn saw how severely neglected her grandchildren were, she stepped in to take custody of them. But instead of feeling burdened by the enormous responsibility, Lynn's second parenting stint has given her a new appreciation for life.

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  • Together Again: A Mother and Son Reunion

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    02/14/07, Capessa

    Sue Ann gave her son Tony up for adoption when he was born, but she always thought that someday she'd meet him again. After almost three decades, that's exactly what happened.

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  • Adoption: Why Did They Give Me Up?

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    03/06/07, Capessa

    Although she was adopted at the age of six, Bonnie has lived with unanswered questions her entire life. Were they in love when they made me? Was there a reason they couldn't be together? And, perhaps the most common, why did they give me up?

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  • My Daugther is Addicted To Pain Pills

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    03/06/07, Capessa

    Lynn, a former police officer, has a lifetime of experience with drug dealers and drug abusers. But when her own daughter fell into an addiction justified by prescriptions, the devastating effects of drugs really hit home.

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  • Single Motherhood: Wearing Two Hats

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    03/06/07, Capessa

    Parenting is a full-time job when there's both a Mom and a Dad around. Take away half of the partnership, and it becomes the challenge of a lifetime. But with determination like Bonnie's, happy endings can come out of broken homes.

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  • A Parenting Epiphany

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    03/06/07, Capessa

    When Kate started a family seven years ago, a good friend gave her a piece of advice that she's turned into a parenting philosophy.

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  • From Pregnant to Parent: a New Mom's Story

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    03/06/07, Capessa

    For Vanessa, becoming a mom meant nine months of anxiety and self-doubt. But after her daughter was born, she learned that being a mom meant a lifetime of joy and fulfillment.

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  • Parenting in a Digital Age

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    03/06/07, Capessa

    Linda didn't become an online child safety expert because she found stalking internet predators a thrilling way to pass the time. She became on online child safety expert because of the four children she had at home.

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