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Adoption-Living the Trauma

       Adoption is an amazing thing to endure.  Whether you have been adopted or are adopting a child, or even giving up a child for adoption, it all has it's ups and downs.  I am an adoptee .  I never really knew my full story until I met my birth family when I was 25.  Growing up, I never knew where I came from or who I really was. My parents did tell me that I was adopted but that was all they were willing to share.  Even though it was a closed adoption , I always knew that they knew more than they let on.          At age 25, I was able to find my adoption agency (my adopted mom had told me), and reached out to them.  The only thing they could offer was a website that I could post on to potentially find them.  After posting, not long after and miraculously enough, my birth mom reached out.  I was very hesitant to believe it was her until she sent me a photo of herself.  It was then that I crie...
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Mom 24/7

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        First and foremost, I am a mom 24/7 as well as a wife of 15 years.  You don't get a break from being a Mom.  Your kids are always and always will be your kids. I am so very grateful to be a mom and all 3 of my kids are a blessing.  Trust me, I understand that we DO need a break sometimes.  When you have a teenager and a 4-year old in the house, they both come with their own set of challenges.  Now, I'm not saying that we don't ever need a break.  Mentally, if we never took some time for ourselves, we would all loose our minds! This may look a lot different for everyone. Some moms may take a bath at night, once everyone is in bed, to regroup from the day or even have a glass of wine once the house is quiet.  Others may get their nails done once in awhile, treat themselves to a massage, or maybe a pedicure.  Listen moms, we all need self-care sometimes.  I am guilty at times, or forgetting about myself, because I am ...
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Mom/Momtrepreneur (and all my other hats)

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        As this is my first post, let me introduce myself (in all my forms). First and foremost, I am a mom and a wife.  I work full time in Healthcare (which I absolutely love my job), and I am blessed to be able to work remotely.  Not only do I work full time, I also own my own business, River Rayz Travel (riverrayztravel.com), as a Travel Advisor.  I love to help people plan trips of any kind, and save money at the same time.  I love to work with people's budgets so that they can still travel and enjoy themselves! I plan any and all kinds of travel from All-Inclusives and Mystery Trips, (a client favorite) that I specialize in, to honeymoons, week-end getaways, cruises, Girl's/Guy's Trips, Disney and everything in between! You tell me where you want to go and when, give me your budget, and my job is to make it happen! Let's work on those travel dreams!       I became a Certified Medical Biller and Coder in May of 2025 and am wor...
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