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Stemless Bouquets – Living with Special Needs Children
When your toddler brings you flowers, just flowers, no stems, you think it is cute and sweet. You’re happy that your toddler is beginning to think about how others feel. You tend to cherish these...
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My Room is Clean – Passive Aggressive Behavior in Adoption
I’ve always said that I prefer “in your face” confrontation from children as opposed to passive-aggressive behavior. My theory is, at least I know what they’re thinking. We’ve only parented a few of...
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Vacationing with ADHD and Passive Aggressive Behavior
I vacillated for weeks before we went to family camp about whether we would take the nine year old with us or use respite care for her that week. I am always willing to provide respite care for the...
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Does Home Feel Like Heaven or a Prison?
There was a time, several years ago, when my home didn’t feel like a home. We had an older child living with us who had passive aggressive disorder. Several times a day, either we would find little...
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Clothing Wars – Is it OCD or Passive Aggressive Behavior?
My blog-mate Julie’s recent post on “Food Wars” reminded me of the clothing wars we are currently engaged in at our house. While I realize the obsessive compulsive (OCD) aspect of the behavior, I have...
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It Was Not a Passive Aggressive Act
I just commented on one of Marie’s blogs last week about this, “It’s Not Always About Adoption!” I confessed to Marie that after 14 years of foster care and adoption I sometimes still cannot tell the...
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Anger Can Increase an Adopted Child’s Passive Aggressiveness
Have you adopted a child with passive aggressive behaviors? It can be difficult not to get angry when the child breaks your things several times a week. Perhaps your child is one who seems to enjoy...
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Passive Aggressive Behavior too Personal?
Over the 14 years of providing a foster home to children, we have gotten used to many behaviors. You might even be surprised to know what we consider normal that is unless you have been a foster parent...
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Living With a Passive Aggressive Adopted Child
Living with a passive aggressive adopted child makes everyday a little more interesting. The unexpected becomes the expected after a few years. The strange and unusual become quite normal at least in...
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