09/18/2026
Many of you know that my husband and I are raising our grandchildren due to my daughter’s drug addiction. Both Mia and Maverick were exposed to heavy drugs in the womb. Both kids have required extensive physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Maverick required surgery to overcome the damage suffered to his tiny, developing body. It has been a long road navigating through the ravages of my daughter’s drug addiction, the court system, child protective services, and the health and emotional fall-out. However, today, they are thriving, beautiful, well-adapted, healthy kids. While surviving this journey, we met many other grandparents (and other family members) facing a very similar situation. Then we had the idea to write a children’s book to help adoptive/kinship parents explain why their biological mom and/or dad can’t take care of them, why the drugs have such a strong influence and how dangerous that whole world is. Our book is now available on Amazon. It’s called “Mia and Maverick of Dogland”.
Check it out.
The Rescue of Mia and Maverick of Dogland is an adventure story to help children deal with the effects of today's drug culture. Written in the style of C.S. Lewis, Lewis Carroll and L. Frank Baum, it takes place in a fantasy setting existing within our modern world. The toddlers, Mia and Maverick...
