Rosemary Lucas

Doll, Looking Out, Pink, Black Hair — This weeks focus – there are so many complexities when it comes to adoption and contact. We were never given the option for a final goodbye contact with birth parents to take place. I know the long term benefits, however, it is still something that needs careful consideration. I’m so thankful to Kirsty from mamma_a_and_her_girls_ for sharing her story for the benefit of others. Head to read “Time to Say Goodbye” over on my guest blogs.

Scroll down to find out all about my adoption storybook “The Family Fairies” –Purchase a copy here

About Me

My name is Rosemary Lucas and I’m the very proud mother of two wonderful adopted children. They are not birth siblings and were adopted separately, but they are brother and sister in every possible way.

The word ‘mummy’ was something I never thought I’d hear. After a long and winding road full of twists and turns no one could have foretold, my dreams finally came true through the wonder of adoption. I am a firm advocate of adoption and want to be a voice for the reality of what it’s really like – the good bits and the challenges. There are lots of both. I am respectful of birth families and believe in sharing a child’s history with them. Keeping alive whatever has made them who they are. From the very beginning.

I’m keen to share what I’d like to have known before I started our adoption journey, as well as some of the considerations and practicalities we experienced during the adoption process itself. You might be considering adoption, have just started the process, or are lucky enough to already have your own adoptive family. You may be reading this as a friend or colleague might be embarking on their adoption journeys. Or, you may just be reading it out of interest. Whichever it is, I hope you find my website useful.

The content is just my own thoughts and feelings. I’m not a professional in adoption. I’m not affiliated to any organisations or benefiting from mentioning any. I’m just a mum who happened to have her children through adoption and who thinks it might be quite nice to share our story to support others. Check out my Blogs to see how it all began for us and the journey we took. I’m also very proud to be trusted to share the stories of fellow adopters and adoption professionals too. You can find a range of insights in my Guest Blogs.

The Family Fairies

I always wanted to be open and honest about how we came to be a family, but never quite found a children’s storybook that helped to explain the adoption process itself – so I decided to write my own! It was published in January 2019 and “Rosemary Lucas Storytime” was created to open up my support channels for fellow adoptive families.

When my daughter was young, I started making up rhymes to help explain the maze that is adoption. I wanted to do it in a way that would engage her and help lay the foundations of our family make up. So, I created the phrase ‘Family Fairies’ when referring to social workers and foster carers. As the years went by, I developed the story in my mind until I had the confidence to put it down on paper.

It made perfect sense to call my debut book ‘The Family Fairies’. It talks about the how, not the why, in a magical rhyming story. It gently references key stages of the adoption process in a positive and child friendly way, helped with the use of bright, vibrant illustrations. In fact, all the pictures you’ll see throughout the website are taken directly from the book. Overall, it emphasises how wonderful it is when a forever family comes together in this way – and how normal it is.

It was very important to me that social workers and foster carers were recognised for the tireless work they do in bringing families together. Finding safe, secure and loving forever homes for children that need it the most. A fellow adoptive mum once said to me “without them there is no us”. I’ve always held this very close to my heart.

There once was a lovely lady, and a very kind man, who longed for a family, so they needed a plan…

I hope you can use my book with your little ones to show them the special journey you took to make your own dreams come true.

Purchase a copy here

Time to Say Goodbye

There are some things I read that stop me in my tracks. Stark reminders of the complexities of adoption. I recently spotted a post on Instagram by a lady I really admire. Just a year after adopting her daughter, she welcomed her twin full birth siblings. She was sharing her experience of final contactContinue reading “Time to Say Goodbye”

by rosemarylucas 28th Apr 202128th Apr 2021

My Boy Meets his Birth Mum

There are few stories as powerful as this one. I have been privileged that Kerrie has allowed me through the wonder of blogs, to join her on the journey she has taken to meeting the women that made her a mum. If you haven’t already read it, I suggest before you go any further thatContinue reading “My Boy Meets his Birth Mum”

by rosemarylucas 30th Oct 202030th Oct 2020

Forever Friends

I wonder what it is like for a friend supporting someone they love through an adoption journey. Especially if they become pregnant themselves. How must it feel to share with a friend who has just had another failed IVF, that you are pregnant? It was always hard to hear someone else’s happy news. I reallyContinue reading “Forever Friends”