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26/05/2014
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26/05/2014
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Jah’s hair and hair in general.
When I went out with Jah into the city centre of Leicester, not only did I receive criticism about his name, but also about his hair,
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12/05/2014
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12/05/2014
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Adopting an older child
Adoption procedures 1970- - our experience
Family History
Jah’s name continued. Little progress on the adoption front. Then an interesting proposition.
To update readers on Jah’s choice of name, following the criticism we received for continuing to use this special name. He was keen to add a
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28/04/2014
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28/04/2014
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Adopting an older child
Family History
Jah. What is in a name? Some contentious issues.
When I went into the city centre in Leicester with Jah, I received many negative comments and they were always from black people. “You shouldn’t call
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14/04/2014
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Odette Elliott
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14/04/2014
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Adopting an older child
Adoption procedures 1970- - our experience
Family History
Back to reality and our Leicester home
I counted recently and I reckon that In my long lifetime I have moved home eleven times, but always with family members, except when I was
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07/04/2014
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07/04/2014
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Books
Family History
Diversity. Where are the books that reflect our multiracial society?
When I thought about writing a blog, I imagined that I would write quite a lot about my reflections on being a multiracial family and multiracial
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31/03/2014
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31/03/2014
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Adopting an older child
Adoption procedures 1970- - our experience
Family History
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Introducing Jah to our wider family ‘Down South’. The long summer holiday.
The long summer holiday is a time when children can be free from formal school learning. If they are fortunate, they can learn about the world
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24/03/2014
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24/03/2014
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Adopting an older child
Adoption procedures 1970- - our experience
Family History
Sam asks Jah “What does it mean to be 4?”
Jah’s fourth birthday was due three weeks after he came to live with us. He had a lot of fun with his brother. He enjoyed the
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10/03/2014
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10/03/2014
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Adopting an older child
Adoption procedures 1970- - our experience
Family History
Jah settles in. “He ain’t heavy. He’s my brother”.
So now, after about eight months of waiting, Jah had come to live in our family. He was considered as a foster child, with a view
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24/02/2014
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Odette Elliott
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24/02/2014
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Adopting an older child
Adoption procedures 1970- - our experience
Family History
A new beginning. Jah joins us in our Leicester home
Our first day out alone with Jah had gone fairly well, but reality was drawing near. He was very soon going to be our responsibility. We
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