No one sets out to be a sucky mom or dad but sometimes, it happens. Recording and sharing parenting fails serves a couple of different purposes, besides giving me something to write about on my blog. If you missed my first Random Parenting Fails post, you can read it here. Sharing our parenting fails lets…
You know the old saying “curiosity killed the cat?” Do you know the origins? Yeah, me either. People’s reactions to things they are curious about are all over the place. Some stare and point. Some ask questions. Is asking a question always the best path to take? Just because “hey, I wonder” pops it…
We all know “the tube”, the underground network of trains that connects the people of London. Being the country mouse that I am, I don’t get to the city often. I am not a pro at zipping through the train stations. I can’t tell you if the District Line connects to the Jubilee Line or…
I think my husband and I are good parents most of them time, great parents some of the time. But other times, we just plain suck. Here are two examples of our less than shining moments in parenthood: 1. A conversation I heard between my husband and my youngest son, pretty much verbatim – Kid: Daddy,…
Writing is healing…many things about this adoption have been stressful and overwhelming…writing helps. Two back to back adoptions have knocked me on my ass. I’m trying to get up. It’s TBT and I’m “face lifting” an older post. I wrote this back in September which really isn’t that much of a throwback but it marks…
Through the beauty of social networking adoptive families can easily connect…amongst the commiserating and travel tips sometimes something a little more substantial pops up. In honor of TBT, here is “one from the vault”. I wrote this in January 2013. Doodlebug had been a part of our family for about 4 months. We were already…
My recent posts about adoption have been dark. You can read the 3 part series on adoption disruption here, here, and here. For our family, adoption has been a huge blessing – twice. There has been joy. There has been laughter. There have also been tears and stress and days where I’m not sure how I made it through. Adoption has been…
Happy Mother’s Day (apostrophe optional, I hear there has been some debate over that lately…whatever). I hope all you mommies out there have a fabulous day. This day hasn’t always been easy for me. Mother’s Day by the Numbers: 21 – The number of mother’s days I’ve celebrated as a mom. 3 – The number…
Today, we visited Oxburgh Hall, which is a National Trust property in Norfolk. You can read about the history of Oxburgh Hall below if you are interested: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oxburgh-hall/visitor-information/ This is only about 20 minutes from where we live and we are National Trust members, so we get in free. We went for the annual…
The China Adoption Disruption blog post series was originally written in 2013. I wrote it to start conversations about something that people are (understandably) hesitant to speak openly about. To date, this is one of the most-read posts on this blog. If you find yourself considering adoption disruption, I hope you find someone to talk…
