Starting and maintaining Belonging Together has been a pleasure. I got a down and dirty education on self hosting a WordPress site. I disciplined myself to write daily. And I discovered many fine blogs and adoption sites (see links on the homepage) in the process of educating myself on adoption and China. Before I step away […]
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Mothers
On many occasions Jenn and I discussed the right time to tell Penelope about her mother and father in China. With pre-school looming I wanted sooner than later, reasoning she should hear about adoption from us and not a classmate. So a couple of months ago I told Penelope she had a mother and father in China. Then […]
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I Wish We Had This Problem
A fascinating article here from Mandarin Immersion Parents Council on Lake Forrest, Illinois immersion program. I wish we had the problem. As it stands the only public immersion school is in Henry County (don’t live there, can’t enroll in the charter school). Attendance in the Lake Forrest immersion class has skyrocketed, leaving the English program in […]
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And Now This
Every weekday morning I walk out of my bedroom into the kitchen. The cries of hungry cats form an unwelcome chorus. Jenn and Penelope are still sleeping and it’s my responsibility to feed the beasts as quickly as possible. Last Monday I noticed one cat, Lila, failed to show. I assumed she was sitting on […]
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Grief
Our first cat, Tigger, was euthanized on Valentines Day 2007. Jenn was inconsolable. I was sobbing. Even our vet was in tears. When it was over I told myself to stop. I told myself to be strong and keep it together. I can’t recall being much of a comfort to Jenn. Acknowledging and accepting the […]
