Here are some of the posts that stood out for me over the last year.
January: Theo turned 18 months, and I called him a marvel and a terror. I also wrote about “Saying Goodbye to the Nuclear Family.”
Still a baby.
February: I answered some “Frank Questions About Open Adoption.”
March: I got angry and wrote “Don’t Mess With My Family,” after a woman sarcastically said “don’t you just love when people adopt out of their culture,” to me at a busy restaurant.
April: Tired of the shrill sound of my incessant ranting, I wrote about a few magical moments with Theo.
May: Wrote a difficult “Open Letter to Birthmothers” for Mother’s Day.
June: Honored the main man in the “Super-dad Slideshow“
July: Theo turned two, and I jotted down “What Surprised Me About Adoption.”
Two-years-old and full of cake!
August: I tackled to topic of how to approach other adoptive families in “Are you an Adoptive Family By Chance?”
September: The subject was “Standing Out,” and it got a lot of comments.
October: My post on “Talking to Toddlers about Adoption“ also generated a lot of conversation because, really, what do children understand at this age?
November: “Ten Things Not to Say to an Adoptive Parent” was published on Mommyish.com.
December: I published a “Birthmother’s Perspective” in an interview exchange with Monika from Monika’s Musings. I also thanked my lucky stars that our friends across the street invited us over for a New Year’s with corks popping at 8pm. Hoorah!
Adieu 2011
<3 the picture at the end. So all in all, a great year of growth, exploration and discovery?
I so enjoyed reading all those posts…and again it was awesome to do that interview with you. I loved hearing your perspective too! Happy 2012, and yay for neighbors who make it so you don’t have to drive to party!
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happy new year, and thank you for continuing to be a source of inspiration and intelligence
Awesome review! Happy new year!
Love it! You’ve had a busy year and I have enjoyed looking into it.
And I like your incessant ranting. Enjoy tonight’s party!
Happy New Year! Can’t wait for the last Wednesday of Jan!
I enjoy reading your posts. Each and every one. Happy New Year.
I love how each of these posts were knock outs. How you down scaled your posts–but clearly maintained powerful, thoughtful, growth inducing content! Bravo Mama!
Happy New Year! What a productive year for you lady! I can’t believe that Theo is two!!