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Christine Royse Niles — Changing the world one word at a time

Guest Post for Tor

Today, I’m honored to be posting at The Daily Retort for my friend Tor Constantino.

Tor and his wife just added a son to their family, and I couldn’t be happier for them!  In honor of Junior’s birth, and to prepare the Constantinos for the impending teen years, I have shared some tips for for getting through it all, including:

  1. Choose your battles
  2. Follow your gut
  3. Trust but verify
  4. Listen to anything
  5. Be consistent
  6. Stand firm

Stop on by Tor’s site, congratulate him on his new arrival, and share your own survival tips!!

If you’re visiting here from The Daily ReTORt, welcome!  I write mainly about adoption/orphancare issues and making a difference in the world.  For a little Friday fun, I share snippets of a fiction project I’m working on, too.

You can learn more about our adoption story here, or see a few other samples of my writing here.

 

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About Christine

I am a writer, a project manager, and a corporate refugee with a heart for orphans around the world. My two daughters were adopted from Ukraine at ages 12 and 14. I post about writing, chasing dreams, and making a difference in the world, and sometimes I share fun snippets of fiction in-progress.

4 Replies

  1. Great insight and wisdom Christine – thanks so much for the guest post! I’m archiving this one to dust off in a couple years when our oldest is a teen (yikes)!

    1. Christine

      Thanks for the opportunity, Tor. It was an honor to contribute to both your community and your family! You’ll be knee-deep in the teen hormones before you know it!!

  2. Stopping by from the Wrecked team. I LOVE your bloggy world. Blessings.

    1. Christine

      Thanks so much for stopping by Alene! Looking forward to getting Wrecked with you!

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