Recent content by ForestsGF

I don't have TMS, so feel free to take my thoughts on this with a grain of salt... or two ;) But, when I was in my early twenties I had arthroscopic knee surgery. I was prescribed percoset for the pain. Because it knocked me out I didn't take the full dosage, and I could get by during the day...

I know, aren't they? But I think there are a lot of ways we "should" feel about many things, not just adoption. For example, wanting children. People who don't want to have children get a lot of static when they say that - they must be cold-hearted or they'll change their minds later on...

I went and read that article "Mister Rogers's Emotional Neighborhood," and this caught my eye: "...I came to realize a deep, simple and essential truth: One changes the world one relationship at a time. And -- as Mister Rogers so often said -- 'There is something of yourself that you leave at...

"'...Emotions must be dealt with first. Parents and teachers need to respond in a sympathetic/empathetic way. But, they should avoid scripted or counseling type responses that will likely be seen as superficial or gimmicky... There are some obvious types of responses to avoid: Why are you so...