Sundry reflections Archives

I have finished writing about our family’s adoption journey. Time has moved on. We now have five wonderful grandchildren. As I write today, one is about […]

04/04/2019

Published by Odette Elliott at 04/04/2019

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Empathy in Children’s Literature

Welcome back. I have been very busy writing my children’s novel – see later – which is why I have neglected my blog. Sorry! I have recently […]

26/09/2016

Published by Odette Elliott at 26/09/2016

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Adoption and Identical Twins. Nurture versus Nature.

I think I have always been interested in ADOPTION, maybe because my best friend at school was adopted. It interested me to realise that she had […]

22/08/2016

Published by Odette Elliott at 22/08/2016

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“We are Family” – One race – Olympics – a Multiracial/Multifaith World

This is not meant to be a political blog. It is written in the main about our personal experiences as a multi-racial family. It is impossible […]

01/08/2016

Published by Odette Elliott at 01/08/2016

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An Interconnected world “For more unites us than divides us” Jo Cox MP. RiP

My brother and I were brought up in an international atmosphere. Our parents were keen members of the Esperanto movement. As readers of this blog […]

07/06/2016

Published by Odette Elliott at 07/06/2016

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ADOPTION TODAY – Help/information/support

My last blog ended with this sentence “I have heard that there is more help for adopted and looked-after children nowadays.” This is good news for […]