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...
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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-...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Nov 14, 2017
- 1 min
November 14th, Quote
This.
- 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...
- 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...