The Other Half of the Conversation
The other day my three-year old son, Max, was standing on a chair next to the kitchen sink "helping" me wash dishes when he noticed a picture laying on the…
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Why, When, What: Anticipating Adoption Questions
You need only spend a short time with our family to know that we have entered what I call the "why, when, what" stage with our son, Max. A typical…
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A Three-Year-Old’s World
All parents have moments when we look at our children and see a little bit of ourselves. When our son Max, whom we adopted domestically, tucks in Mr. Froggie, he…
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A Thousand Words
A picture says a thousand words -- isn't that what they say? As you may have read in my previous blog post, Capturing My Son's Moments, I am something of…
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His Own Story
Recently, while talking about adoption with my husband, he looked at me with concern etched deeply on his face, and said, "My biggest fear is that, at some point, Max…
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Jeremy Lin and Subtle Stereotypes
For the past few weeks, I have, I admit, been taken over by Linsanity. Jeremy Lin's astonishing prowess on the basketball court, after years of dismissal by coaches, has every…
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He’s Our Son, Not Our Adopted Son
Sometimes I wish people didn’t know that we adopted our son. This thought isn't born of being ashamed of our status as an adoptive family. I am exceptionally proud that…
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What Does Adoption Mean to You?
It’s November, which means it’s National Adoption Awareness Month. What are you doing to celebrate? In honor of this very important month, I talked to several people whose lives…
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Capturing My Son’s Moments
In the two years since we built our family through domestic adoption, I've become a member of what you might call the "mamarazzi." My camera is always at the ready,…
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Finding Playdates for Our Kids
My husband I are late bloomers, so to speak, when it comes to joining the ranks of parenthood. We were married for eight years when we were blessed with the…
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