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Wordless Wednesday – the haircut edition
Posted in Adoption, Parenting, tagged African, haircut, transracial adoption on December 14, 2011 | 8 Comments »
What not to say
Posted in Adoption, tagged Adoption, what not to say on November 25, 2011 | 12 Comments »
I’m sure most of you are bored of my What Not To Say tirades but I was approached by Mommyish.com to write a What Not To Say to an Adoptive Parent, I couldn’t resist. I wanted to underscore that all questions are okay in the right context and also give perspective on why an adoptive [...]
Adoption Guilt
Posted in Adoption, tagged adoption guilt on November 14, 2011 | 30 Comments »
Some families see adoption as a way to save a child from poverty or worse. Some see it as a way to offer a better future, a safe home or even as an eco-friendly family expansion option (yes really). And for most, adoption fulfills a primal need to care for a child, a way to [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Family Fun Day
Posted in Adoption, Parenting on November 9, 2011 | 6 Comments »
We went to a Family Fun Day sponsored by The Adoptive Families Association as part of Adoption Awareness Month. The event took place at Burnaby Village and featured face painting, a crazy balloon man, hotdogs, and the pièce de résistance: a carousel. It was great to go with a toddler who wants to (and can) [...]
What I learned in October
Posted in Adoption, Parenting, tagged Adoption, Parenting, transracial on November 3, 2011 | 15 Comments »
Here are some of my October learnings as inspired by www.strocel.com I can go away for a week, and the world will continue to rotate. My first vacation sans enfant to Ontario went smoothly for me and on the home front thanks to several sleep-overs at Lolo’s. Apparently, Theo asked for me several times a day. [...]
Wordless Wednesday: The pumpkin patch edition
Posted in Adoption, Parenting on October 26, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Second annual visit to the pumpkin patch in Steveston with some fellow adoptive parents and their toddlers. Despite the grim look on Theo’s face, he did have a good time. Really! Can’t say these are my best photos.
Talking to toddlers about adoption
Posted in Adoption, tagged Adoption, open, transracial on October 17, 2011 | 25 Comments »
I’ve heard people adopting transracially jokingly say, “Oh we’re not going to tell him he was adopted.” It’s a ha ha moment because the assumption is that children who look radically different from their parents will always know they were adopted. We who adopt transracially can’t pretend our children were born to us. We need [...]
Giving Thanks
Posted in Adoption, Parenting on October 11, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Here are a few things I’m grateful for this Thanksgiving. 1. My little family of three. 2. Theo’s birthparents for bringing him into the world. 3. Sunny autumn days. 4. Theo’s energy, personality and good health. 5. Theo’s grandfather, who cares for him regularly and has endless patience and good sense. 6. My family in [...]
What I learned in September
Posted in Adoption, Parenting on October 3, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Here are some of my September learnings as inspired by www.strocel.com 1.Theo is not afraid of mascots. He is, in fact ,a mascot hog. If could spend the day with a mascot, he’d be happy. 2. He feels the same way about puppets. 3. I can be Zen in the face of invasive questions because, [...]
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