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Thinking Back and Looking Ahead

I've changed from wanting a child who looks like me to insisting on one who doesn't.
- Posted by Jeff to Man Up! 1 month, 2 weeks ago | 6 Comments | Post a reply
Starting Over

We've recently jumped back into the fray of home visits, background checks, and endless piles of paperwork to complete a second adoption.
- Posted by Jeff to Man Up! 2 months, 2 weeks ago | 5 Comments | Post a reply
Worried About the Whys

Is there a right way to explain to a child how unknown adult circumstances forever altered his life? I think about this often, and while yes, there might be a right way to go about it, it won't be easy. What will I say when my son asks why?
- Posted by Jeff to Man Up! 11 months, 3 weeks ago | 7 Comments | Post a reply
A Small World

Reaching out to other families who adopted from our son's children's home in India has brought affirming benefits for our son and ourselves -- and a serendipitous connection.
- Posted by Jeff to Man Up! 1 year, 4 months ago | 3 Comments | Post a reply
A Manu by Any Other Name, Is Not the Same

We hoped that not giving our son a new name would help him take something from the culture he had to leave behind.
- Posted by Jeff to Man Up! 1 year, 6 months ago | 6 Comments | Post a reply
“Brown Boys Don’t Eat Meatballs”

The decision to withhold beef from our diets as well as from Manu's, arguably the most culturally significant food restriction we can impose upon him, is about preserving a vestige of his Indian heritage.
- Posted by Jeff to Man Up! 1 year, 9 months ago | 14 Comments | Post a reply
What Does It Mean to Be American for Children Adopted Internationally?

An Independence Day celebration with my son, adopted from India, brought up questions I'll have to help answer about nationality and cultural identity.
- Posted by Jeff to Man Up! 1 year, 10 months ago | 10 Comments | Post a reply

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