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Conference and AGM

Posted on 22/12/2015 by Parents of Adopted Teens (POTATO group)

Hello all POTATO group members and interested people 🙂 In November we held our AGM and conference with a mix of speakers and information sharing amongst peers. AGM. The Steering group met and it was decided that the roles within…

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Bbqs, holidays and first on the list.

Posted on 12/08/2015 by Parents of Adopted Teens (POTATO group)

It is time for the seasonal blog and its BBQ weather. Yes…. British weather so darting indoors missing the showers, hoping the gateau will defrost in time for pud. “Man cook with fire” pervades and thankfully someone has brought some…

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APV when planets collide

Posted on 19/05/2015 by Parents of Adopted Teens (POTATO group)

We live on planet adoption. Our lives are so very distinct to other parents. We applaud when our child cries… because its rare that they’ve trusted us enough to show emotion. We are disappointed and distressed as the leader says…

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Let them eat cake! (UPDATE)

Posted on 12/03/2015 by Parents of Adopted Teens (POTATO group)

We have a lot of fantastic mothers in POTATO group. Often holding it together with really traumatised young people and as parents ourselves we know that Mothers Day can be a real flash point. Understanding (as we do) that our…

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