Tonight we were invited to dinner by a couple from church who have a little girl they adopted from Ethiopia.  M and I have been talking a lot about attachment through email, but hadn't been able to just get together and discuss it.

It was a WONDERFUL evening.  M and A were so hospitable.  My boys loved playing with their boys.  In fact at one point Younger Boy asked if it would be okay if he just spent the night.  Nothing like making yourself feel right at home!!

M and I chatted about the frustrations of having kiddos who struggle with attachment.  The biggest challenge we both face is what is the difference between normal behavior or simply their personality and what is an attachment behavior.  Sometimes they look so similar and we are both scared of doing something to hinder attachment.

We talked about the possibility of having a group at our church who meet once a month to talk about their victories and struggles as adoptive and foster parents. 

It was such a great evening.  I can't wait to reciprocate!!