My children are adopted from China. Sometimes people stare at us. I like to think this is because we’re a nice-looking family but it’s probably because people notice my husband and I are…well, not Chinese. I usually don’t like the attention, but I kind of understand it. We look a little different and we stand…
Oh, adoption questions. When your family stands out a little or is put together a little differently, people are going to ask questions. Maybe they’re curious. Maybe they’re nosy. Maybe they’re just trying to make polite conversation. Maybe they’re genuinely interested in you. Disclaimer: We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program,…
I can’t believe Adoption Talk is entering its third year. It seems like it was just a couple of months ago that I got an email from Erin Bohn asking me if I was interested in co-hosting an adoption blog linkup. I considered myself pretty hot stuff because I actually knew what a blog linkup…
I’m old fashioned and that extends to my parenting. I’ve always believed children should sleep in their own beds. Their own bed being not my bed. I know the trend has moved toward more co-sleeping or “the family bed” in recent years, but I’ve always been a firm believer that situation wasn’t for me. My bed is…
November means stuffing our faces with pumpkin pie and fake whipped cream. November means three a.m. bargain hunting on Black Friday (or doing the sensible thing and staying home and going your shopping on Amazon). November means leggings, sweaters and poking fun at the people who get all twitterpated over all the pumpkin spice things….
Once upon a time I started a blog. For those of you who have been reading my writing for awhile, you know I started off blogging exclusively about adoption. Blogging was a way to connect to other families who were in the process of adopting from China and it gave me a way to document…
What pops into your head when you hear “attachment parenting”? What about adoption attachment parenting? You might be asking “Is that even a thing?” We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. When…
The first summer Olympics I have memories of are the 1976 games in Montreal. Because Nadia Comaneci. I was ten years old and in awe of her balance beam mojo, her cute ponytail and her fleeting smiles…because I guess Romanian gymnasts were supposed to be super serious but she showed us a little glimmer of…
I watch my kids when they’re eating, sleeping, playing, and bickering. I watch them when they’re not doing anything at all. This crazy train called parenthood moves way faster than I’d like. I know I’m going to blink and it will be 10, 20 years from now. I watch my boys and wonder what kind…
Moms are pulled in so many different directions every day. Every hour. We’re pressured to do all the things and be all the things. Often the pressure is self-imposed but it is pressure just the same. I blame Pinterest. And whoever invited the term “Mom Guilt.” We tell ourselves that we’re not up to snuff…
