Welcome to Pound Pup Legacy

Within Pound Pup Legacy you will find blogs, articles, discussion, polls, videos, images and more...

Our content is put into various groups, some closed, some open. That way we hope to serve the needs for both privacy and public access.

If you want to contribute to our site, please become a member first and then subscribe to the groups of your choice. Most groups are open and subscription is only one click away.

further reading:

A Gentle Introduction to PPL

Informational groups

Child Placement

Ranging from articles about the consequences of child placement to personal experiences from adoptees, fosterees and others having experienced the separation of their orginal family, this group is a safe haven to share information and experiences.

Child Abuse

Dealing with abandonment, neglect, physical and sexual abuse, this group is devoted to sharing experiences, offering information and personal help to those having experienced child abuse within their adoptive or foster-care family.

Historical Preservation

Timeline of child placement and trafficking


 

Personal issues

Intimate Relationships

Intimate relationships are the basis of all life, yet for people removed from their origins, intimate relationships can become a tangled mess. This group tries to shed light on this delicate subject.

Parenting

Orginally set off with the discussion of Pathologal Parenting this group has gained a life of its own with articles shedding light on the importance of parenting and the devasting effects improper parenting has on the development of children.

RADical thinking

Reactive Attachment Disorder is diagnosed in children with a disturbed development of attachment. What happens to these children when they become adults? This group is the bleeding edge of RADical thinking for those who never learned how to trust properly.

The Bleeding Grounds

Amidst all articles and discussions on our site, there needs to be a place devoted to raw hurt and pain. That is "The Bleeding Grounds", our shelter for the wounded. Here people can spill their blood, purge their pain and find support from one another. Welcome to temper tantrums of the adult soul.

 

Site specials

The Criminal Mind Is a child born with violent tendencies, or are they learned?
If a child is placed among abusive people, will he/she grow to be abusive as well?
If a person is treated like an animal, what do people expect from this person's future behavior?

This group is dedicated to the prison system, and how it's become a final placement option for those living in very unhappy, unhealthy homes.
Message in a Bottle Message in a Bottle is a group dedicated to scientific research, as it relates to the effects child placement has on adults and children. What is nurture, what is nature? Is there in indeed a Primal Wound caused by maternal separation?   Is modern-day technology able to detect it, and who is behind the mental well-being of those most vulnerable to life's "little changes"?
Bartender !?!

Because there's a time to laugh just as much as a time to cry... after all, life can't always be so serious, can it?

Site talk

This group is used to discuss the Pound Pup Legacy website. This is the place where you can contact admin, make suggestions how we can improve our website and ask questions related to the functionality offered.