April 2008

What Does a Child Deserve?

This is a continuation of thoughts based on a YouTube Comment, the first part: You don’t deserve to be a Mother. This is the part of the comment that is in the spotlight now: Growing up in extreme poverty is not what a child deserves I think that first we have a need to define “extreme poverty”. I immediately get a mental picture of the Save the Children” commercials: toddlers…


Re-knitting Relationships: growth in adoption reuinons – continued

Since I began the whole adoption is knitting analogy, I figure it’s best to continue that: ____________________________________ My adopted son and his flute, just hanging out: Thank goodness, the night before, a bunch of us slammed out the kitchen and put all the food stuffs away from the party. Even though it was 2am, I knew that I would not want to face the hell that was my kithcen first…


Re-knitting Relationships: growth in adoption reunions

I have made the comparison between adoption and knitting before. The analogy was used heavily in Tapastry, likening all our individual stories into separate threads that we must weave together and then view, from afar, in order to see the truth about adoption as a whole. This past weekend, I was struck by the analogy again. When you are knitting something, and you leave off for a while, when you…


You don’t deserve to be a mother…

Just Because You Can Get Pregnant Does Not Mean You Deserve to be Mother. Adoption is not bad! Just because you can get pregnant does not mean you deserve to be mother. I do not think that issues such as being unmarried should play a role in your choice though. But i do believe that at times adoption can be the best solution for a child. Growing up in extreme…


Trifecta of Taurus..reflections on turning forty

It’s a big birthday week here in Adoption land. If I recall correctly, and I might not so please forgive me…Gershom begins it tomorrow, I go on Thursday the 24th and then Jenna rounds us off on the 25th?? What I do know for sure (as I wouldn’t bet money that I get their two dates correctly)is that I am in a damn fine group. I don’t know if the…



A major loss for Adoption

I don’t even have anything wonderful or deep to say. I am just shocked and very sad to read Bastardette today. I greatly admired and respected Di. A lovely tribute to her is here as well.



AdoptionLand on ALLTOP! TY Guy Kawasaki!

  I’m holding this as a draft until we are really there….( editted to add.. oh heck! I cannot wait, plus I need some suggestions, so just read down) But I am so excited, I can’t help but begin this post! I just opened my email this am and I had an email from Guy Kawasaki. Now that alone is pretty exciting….he is considered one of the “Blogging Gods”. In…


Sadly, another mom..

I’m at work. I’m looking up blogs. I’m making my list as usual. I am on one list and marking down which ones we have already contacted, so I don’t drive people crazy. AS I hit these blogs to change their color on my Excel spread sheets, the links open on my other monitor. I don’t need to look at them, but sometimes, they suck me in. Anyhoo, Boobs, Injuries…