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Adoption in the Little House TV series, seasons 4, 5 and 6

This is a series of blogs on adoption references in well-known TV shows or books that our children will likely come across. The last few blogs have focused on the TV show Little House on the Prairie. You can find the first blog in the series by clicking here. In the fourth season episode “Be My Friend”, Laura finds messages in a bottle from a desperate girl who is isolated in the woods with her fanatical father, from whom she has concealed her pregnancy. Charles and Laura find the baby, whom Laura cares for while Charles inquires of the minister … Continue reading →

Jamie Lynn Spears Welcomes Bristol Palin to Sisterhood of Teen Mothers

One’s known as “The Juno of Juneau” the other, Britney’s baby sister, yet the two teens, who live thousands of miles away from each other, have a lot in common. And at least one of them is trying to bridge the gap. Yesterday, while her vice presidential candidate mother Sarah was preparing to formally introduce and define herself to the American public at the Republican National Convention, teen mom-to-be Bristol Palin was busy making a new friend… one Jamie Lynn Spears. The 17-year-old fallen Disney star is reportedly reaching out to the 17-year-old pregnant daughter of Alaska’s governor. It all … Continue reading →