I live in New York City – where
anything is possible. I am observant, and while I may not always say what I
see, I take silent notes. Take today for example. I was on my way back from
getting some reports notarized when two women entered the elevator. They obviously had come from the laundry room
in the basement of my building.
One wore a long-sleeved sweater
and flip flops. The other, a sleeveless tank top and Ugg boots. I smiled to
myself – it takes all kinds.
I feel that way about the
families I meet with and the children they adopt. Each is unique. Some live in
urban bustling communities, others in outer boroughs of Manhattan and the
suburbs, and still others in areas outside the City I visit. I enjoy
learning not only about the families themselves but about their communities as
well. Even in New York City, I am always aware of a new neighborhood, building
architecture and community parks and playgrounds. Their children, by birth or joining
their families through adoption, each has a story and a personality. They grow
and develop at their own pace and blossom under the love and nurturing care of
their parents.
Whether single or a couple, experienced parents or newbies,
in flip flops or shearling boots, once I start working with someone who is
looking to adopt or raising a child through adoption, I may not see or hear
from you often, but you are all a part of my extended family and in my
thoughts.
Kathy Ann Brodsky, LCSW is a New York and New Jersey licensed social worker, adoptive mom and advocate for ethical adoption practice. Through her private practice and agency affiliations, she has prepared thousands of adoption homestudies, counseled expectant, birth, pre/post adoptive parents and adopted persons, as well as trained professionals to work with adoptive families. She was Director of the Ametz Adoption Program of JCCA and a member of the Advisory Board for POV’s Adoption Series and the Adoption Advisory Board of Path2Parenthood, She is currently a Adoption Professional Advisory Council of HelpUSAdopt , a member of the Advisory Board of the Family Equality Council and active in the Adoptive Parents Committee in New York. Her blogs and written contributions can be seen throughout the Internet, including her BLOG and as Head Writer for ADOPTION.NET She was named an “Angel in Adoption” by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption in 2001. You can reach her directly
Kathy Ann Brodsky, LCSW is a New York and New Jersey licensed social worker, adoptive mom and advocate for ethical adoption practice. Through her private practice and agency affiliations, she has prepared thousands of adoption homestudies, counseled expectant, birth, pre/post adoptive parents and adopted persons, as well as trained professionals to work with adoptive families. She was Director of the Ametz Adoption Program of JCCA and a member of the Advisory Board for POV’s Adoption Series and the Adoption Advisory Board of Path2Parenthood, She is currently a Adoption Professional Advisory Council of HelpUSAdopt , a member of the Advisory Board of the Family Equality Council and active in the Adoptive Parents Committee in New York. Her blogs and written contributions can be seen throughout the Internet, including her BLOG and as Head Writer for ADOPTION.NET She was named an “Angel in Adoption” by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption in 2001. You can reach her directly
