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    Love Multiplied
    • Nov 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    Love Multiplied

    It is National Adoption Awareness Month. What is it like to love a child I didn’t give birth to? It’s a knock you down, take your breath...
    November 30th, "Adoption is..."
    • Nov 30, 2017
    • 1 min

    November 30th, "Adoption is..."

    I just asked Ethan to fill in the blank and he said..."Adoption is Love". That's right Ethan. Thanks for writing my final post of...
    November 29th, Language
    • Nov 29, 2017
    • 1 min

    November 29th, Language

    *I just reread the following post (the year is now 2021) and I feel a bit differently about some of the "negative" terms above. I would...
    November 28th, Preparation
    • Nov 28, 2017
    • 2 min

    November 28th, Preparation

    What does preparation look like for the adoptive parent? R’s nursery before R. There was no trip to Buy Buy Baby to create a registry. I...
    November 27th, Highs and Lows
    • Nov 27, 2017
    • 3 min

    November 27th, Highs and Lows

    Throughout the month I’ve been able to reflect on the highest of highs (welcome to the world R!) and the lowest of lows (failed match-...
    November 26th, Adoption in 3 words
    • Nov 26, 2017
    • 1 min

    November 26th, Adoption in 3 words

    Hmmmm. Some ideas: Hard as hell Totally worth it Wide open love My dear R A complex narrative Not for everyone Makes me whole Makes my...
    November 25th, "I was Blind to..."
    • Nov 25, 2017
    • 1 min

    November 25th, "I was Blind to..."

    I was blind to how much love and connection I would feel for R' s birth family. I was blind to just how often I would want to reach out...
    November 24th, Grief
    • Nov 24, 2017
    • 2 min

    November 24th, Grief

    Grief. Oh boy. Adoption is about love. Adoption is also about grief and loss. I do not know the depth of grief that a birth mother may...
    November 23rd, Myths
    • Nov 23, 2017
    • 1 min

    November 23rd, Myths

    Here’s what I started to write- Some myths: you don’t have to be married to adopt, same sex couples can adopt, single people can adopt,...
    November 22nd, Journey
    • Nov 22, 2017
    • 2 min

    November 22nd, Journey

    What a word to think on as Ethan and I celebrate 8 years of marriage today. Happy Anniversary EVA. Oh what a journey it has been with my...
    November 21st, A Message to...
    • Nov 21, 2017
    • 2 min

    November 21st, A Message to...

    A message to all of you. Thank you for reading and responding. Thank you to all of you who have reached out and supported me this month....
    November 20th, Wisdom
    • Nov 20, 2017
    • 2 min

    November 20th, Wisdom

    I can’t believe I’m going to write about musical theatre. The truth comes out- I can not get enough of it. Oh my heart. Tonight I saw...
    November 19th, Memory
    • Nov 19, 2017
    • 3 min

    November 19th, Memory

    March 15, 2015. A day for the family history books. It was freezing at Broward General. We stood at the glass nursery window and watched...
    November 18th, Joy
    • Nov 18, 2017
    • 1 min

    November 18th, Joy

    Oh joyful joyful! We spent an afternoon with so many families at the AdoptionSTAR NYC fall gathering. It is a joyful thing to be...
    November 17th, Comfort
    • Nov 17, 2017
    • 1 min

    November 17th, Comfort

    The first time around: Wine. Bed. Bath. Yoga. Therapy. Ethan. Show tunes. AdoptionSTAR. Soft clothes. Whiskey. Friends. Sick days. Books....
    November 16th, "I Learned to..."
    • Nov 16, 2017
    • 2 min

    November 16th, "I Learned to..."

    A stream of consciousness on my subway ride home. Halfway through the month. Thank you for reading ;) especially the sorta half baked...
    November 15th, Reading
    • Nov 15, 2017
    • 1 min

    November 15th, Reading

    A Mother for Choco. Not that all families need only mamas (a family with only a papa or 2 or 4 works too)- but here is one book to add to...
    November 14th, Quote
    • Nov 14, 2017
    • 1 min

    November 14th, Quote

    This.
    November 13th, Education
    • Nov 13, 2017
    • 4 min

    November 13th, Education

    To know R is to love R. To love R is to learn all of him. To love him is to drink in the huge differences between us. Difference is not...
    November 12th, Judgement
    • Nov 12, 2017
    • 2 min

    November 12th, Judgement

    Sometimes I have to remember that I need to keep my own judgment in check. I spent the weekend in the mountains for one of my best...
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