I’m a blogger, writer and communications specialist. This blog is my space to muse and explore the intricacies of our open adoption and life as a mixed race family. If you have an adoption-related book or movie (ideally on the subject of openness) you’d like me to review, please email me: h.fancott [at] gmail [dot] com.
Profiles, Guest Posts and Interviews
- Geek Speak in the Georgia Straight
- Nominated for a Vancouver Mom Top Blogger Award
- Feature family on Mixed and Happy
- Interview with Sarah Fader of Old School Mom/New School Mom
- Open Adoption Project Interview
- Guest Post for Babymoon Parenting on our Open Adoption
- Guest post for Amber Strocel – Everything is Subject to Change
- Numerous articles in Focus on Adoption Magazine
- Regular guest on the Full Bleed arts and social media podcast with John Mclachlan
- Top Ten Things Not To say To An Adoptive Parent for Mommyish.com
- Interview by Open Adoption Blogs
this totally rocks! i love that you are writing about this… i can’t wait to read more on the adventures of Mr. T
your adoring cousin,
vanny
Way to go, Harriet. I’m looking forward to your regular updates of your trials and tribulations, joys and wonder.
John
H.dawg.
I see you’ll be making use of the netbook! Enjoying the posts so far!
J
Harriet,
Who knew that Journalism school was merely a requisite stepping stone paving entrance to the blog-o-shpere.
Your subject matter is not only captivating, but necessary.
Maybe one day I’ll actually meet the subject.
Love to Mark and Theo,
Michael Keffer
how do you find the time, woman???
love reading about your journey tho. and dang, that theo is a cutie.
haha, i’ve met him and michael hasn’t!
xo
Love the blog and especially enjoy the photos of Theo!
Hi Harriet,
Just read your most recent post. Wow. Do you have a specific post detailing the beginning of your journey or decision to go with Open Adoption! Please link me!
Thank you thank you thank you….
Hi there,
I was forwarded your blog by a reporter friend of mine and I wanted to say “hello”! I’m adopting from Lesotho, my dossier is being sent early May, so I will be getting a lot of the same comments and questions that you’ve written about (I’m a red headed Irish girl:) It’s great to read of your experiences so far, thanks for sharing! Oh and I also live in east Van so we will probably be bumping into each other at the Cedar Cottage coffee shop if all goes well and I’m home with my little man/lady but the end of this year! I’ve learned during the 1 1/2 years that I’ve already been waiting to meet my kid (last program closed mid-way through the process…sigh…) that I can ALWAYS have a great chat with other parents that have already or are going through the process…It’s kind of unbelievable this adoption journey!
Thanks again for putting your info and opinions out there, it really is helpful to see how others handle things:) All the best, Katharine
I read your post in Focus on Adoption – and if you ever have time to get together with another adoptive mum, or point me in the right direction – please email me: deathstar44@gmail.com http://www.awomanmyage.wordpress.com
Harriet — it’s been years since our SNAP/AFA collaboration. So glad to have stumbled upon your blog – our writing paths cross yet again, this time as moms writing about parenthood. Congrats on your lovely family. So cool to see you not only writing about adoption, but living it.
I love that picture of you guys! Adorable. I want to read your full adoption journey as well. Is it posted here?
I bought the ‘Hipstamatic’ because of you kids. You may want to consider tilt shift camera..
Hi Harriet!
I just stumbled upon your blog via MamaC, which I just stumbled upon yesterday via Love isn’t Enough . . . we seem to have a lot in common! I too have an open transracial adoption, and my son is named Theo as well! Theo, me and my husband Jeff live in Oakland CA. I love reading your blog and finding SO MANY commonalities in our worlds . . . I have a blog too, called A is for Adoption! Check it out, and let’s be friends, OK?
Lauran Weinmann
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Let me congratulate on your wonderful family Harriet. Multicultural families make the world so much for exciting and fun
I would also like to say how wonderful you are for choosing open adoption. I’m sure that it must be emotionally challenging at times. We have moms in our free online support community who go through similar experiences. If you wish to connect with them and exchange your thoughts on open adoption, feel more than welcome to visit http://www.flowerpowermom.com.
I wish you all the best in life!