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    Even in the darkness...there is still hope.
    Lauren Flynn
    • Jan 29
    • 4 min

    Even in the darkness...there is still hope.

    Conversations around aging out of foster care often have the feel of an anonymous tragedy. Statistics are quoted, everyone agrees that...
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    Birthday blog post: On unfolding lessons
    Lauren Flynn
    • Jan 3
    • 4 min

    Birthday blog post: On unfolding lessons

    Put on your own oxygen mask first. Self care Sunday! You can't pour from an empty cup. We hear these things so often, it seems like the...
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    To the first mothers I never got to know
    Lauren Flynn
    • Sep 20, 2021
    • 4 min

    To the first mothers I never got to know

    We are lucky to be in contact with many biological relatives for our three sweet boys, but for two of our sons, there is little to no...
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    On anxious attachment
    Lauren Flynn
    • Aug 2, 2021
    • 7 min

    On anxious attachment

    I've spent my whole motherhood existence supporting beloved children through attachment challenges. It's what I'm used to and I feel like...
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    Travel + trauma + disabilities = still a damn good time.
    Lauren Flynn
    • Jul 19, 2021
    • 6 min

    Travel + trauma + disabilities = still a damn good time.

    I don't know what type of parent you are (although if you love your kids and continually do your best for them then I pronounce you a...
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    On National Reunification Month
    Lauren Flynn
    • Jun 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    On National Reunification Month

    Hang in there, the beginning is a little dry/informational but it's SHIT YOU NEED TO KNOW! Lots of foster parents and adoptive parents...
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    A (very blunt, very unfiltered) list of what you need to know as a new foster parent:
    Lauren Flynn
    • May 3, 2021
    • 7 min

    A (very blunt, very unfiltered) list of what you need to know as a new foster parent:

    If you are new to foster parenting or you're considering that path, this is for you. I hope you read it, but more than that, I hope that...
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    Now you know (On autism diagnosis)
    Lauren Flynn
    • Apr 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    Now you know (On autism diagnosis)

    So now you know. After weeks or months or probably years of knowing in the secret place in a parent's heart that KNOWS, now you know...
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    Unexpected: Post-Adoption Autism Diagnosis
    Lauren Flynn
    • Apr 12, 2021
    • 6 min

    Unexpected: Post-Adoption Autism Diagnosis

    The Mama in this blog interview is a friend of mine. We connected over the fact that we are both raising Asian American adoptees who are...
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    On adopting autistic kids (I see you)
    Lauren Flynn
    • Apr 5, 2021
    • 6 min

    On adopting autistic kids (I see you)

    I see you, your tiny body perched on top of the kitchen table, some small object (a lanyard, a toy spatula, a dangly piece of string)...
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    The Orton Family: On celebrating adoptees with CP
    Lauren Flynn
    • Mar 29, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Orton Family: On celebrating adoptees with CP

    The following story was told to me by Becky Orton, a mom via many routes, who is raising two incredible sons with cerebral palsy. Image...
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    On fostering while single
    Lauren Flynn
    • Mar 22, 2021
    • 6 min

    On fostering while single

    It's spring break of 2016, and I'm finally about to get some time to myself after working and solo foster-momming every minute of every...
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    Women with Cerebral Palsy: Learning from those who live it
    Lauren Flynn
    • Mar 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    Women with Cerebral Palsy: Learning from those who live it

    For Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, I got to reconnect with two former high school students of mine, now young women: Tamara is a college...
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    Don't you wish he could talk?
    Lauren Flynn
    • Mar 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Don't you wish he could talk?

    But don't you wish he could talk so that he could communicate his thoughts and feelings and like...what's on his mind? What a question....
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    Teens: Un-adoptable and hard to place?
    Lauren Flynn
    • Feb 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    Teens: Un-adoptable and hard to place?

    My son glances over at me, triggered and nervous, as we pull our masks over our faces and walk towards the entrance of the doctor's...
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    My Morning Routine
    Lauren Flynn
    • Feb 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    My Morning Routine

    This is a snapshot of a summer morning, during the summer of 2020, when my youngest babe was a new arrival to our family :) A real messy,...
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    Surviving a Childhood in Foster Care: Melanie's Story, Part 2
    Lauren Flynn
    • Feb 1, 2021
    • 8 min

    Surviving a Childhood in Foster Care: Melanie's Story, Part 2

    If you didn't read Part 1 of Melanie's story yet, click here. Melanie is a former foster child (and current badass) who generously shared...
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    Photo-listing and viral videos: Semi-effective (but I wish we didn't need them)
    Lauren Flynn
    • Jan 25, 2021
    • 6 min

    Photo-listing and viral videos: Semi-effective (but I wish we didn't need them)

    Last year, a video filmed by a Children's services department in Oklahoma went viral. In the video, a blond, blue eyed nine year old boy...
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    Timeline
    Lauren Flynn
    • Jan 19, 2021
    • 5 min

    Timeline

    I'm lucky enough to have befriended some awesome people recently who are getting licensed as foster parents. I remember those days. The...
    290 views1 comment
    The land of living ghosts (a plea for openness in adoption)
    Lauren Flynn
    • Jan 11, 2021
    • 5 min

    The land of living ghosts (a plea for openness in adoption)

    There's a lot of debate among those who have adopted, especially out of foster care, about the level of openness one should offer after...
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