Adoption stories hold a special place in my heart. Writing down the happy, sad and scary parts of my life as an adoptive parent gives me a way to connect with others and to process things I’m feeling. For me, adoption writing is a mixture of hobby and catharsis. Naturally, I’m interested in the stories…
My brother is adopted. Three of my cousins are adopted. It was a normal part of “how you got kids” when I was growing up. I got married at the tender age of 42 and the fertility ship had sailed. I have a biological daughter, but when the question of adding more kids to our family came…
I struggle with writing about adoption and motherhood all the time. That might seem like a funny thing to say, considering the words “adoption” and “motherhood” appear in the tag line of my blog. But, it’s complicated. I write for a variety of reasons: to clear my head, to document life, to earn money, and…
I blew off Chinese New Year last year. It was the year of the something-I-could-look-up-on-the-Internet-but-really-I-have-no-idea. And I have to tell you…I am a little ashamed about this. When my husband and I decided to adopt from China in 2011, we decided we’d take some small steps to keep some of the boys’ heritage alive. Most…
One of my sharpest memories of motherhood and adoption was the day I realized we were “those people.” I have so many memories of being a mom. I kind of want to call them momaries but that sounds like mammaries and this isn’t a post about boobs. And why do we always have to feel…
For you new linker-uppers: I’m excited you’re here. If you’ve come here to linkup your #AdoptionTalk post, you’ll add your link to the very end of this post…reads, comments and shares while you’re here are super awesome and I can’t wait to visit you, too! I am really excited to be going in to…
I love this time of year. I love the decorations and the lights…mostly because I’m not the designated light putter upper in our family. I love the way our street comes alive with twinkly colors at dusk, accompanied by inflatable snowmen and giant nativity scenes. I love the yards with the baby Jesus nestled right…
Adoption and the movies – things to consider Before I took my kids to see The Good Dinosaur I consulted the experts of Facebook. Normally, I wouldn’t think twice about taking my two five-year-olds to see anything made by Disney but I’d heard some parental chatter about the movie being disturbing and potentially upsetting for…
It is not lost on me that National Adoption month occurs in a month we set aside for thankfulness. Sometimes, I look at my life…I watch my kids playing together fighting over stuff and things just seem so…surreal. I usually hate it when people describe situations as surreal because I’m never sure what exactly they’re…
I really, really try not to get wrapped around semantics when people make thoughtless remarks about our adoptions or when they ask a question that maybe they shouldn’t ask…or ask it in a way that’s offensive. I try to keep in mind that every person my family comes in contact with is not going to…
