Before The Child and I watched the television show This is Us friends warned me about letting her see it. The majority felt I should preview the series prior to letting her watch. I wonder if it will be triggering for her? some asked. I bet it will make her think about her birth mother. That might make her sad. others suggested. I listened. I sat with their thoughts. I went with my gut. ... Continue Reading
National Adoption Month
May 2006. For the first few years of this blog (back in the MizFit days when the tagline was ...at the CORE we're all the same.) I never mentioned my daughter's adoption. A smattering of readers had come here with me via my previous Guatemama blog. More than few readers (Id imagine? no one ever said anything) noticed our personalities matched a bit more than our outsides. I never ... Continue Reading
To the Person Who Asked My Wife If She Was Pregnant… (guest post).
The below is an anonymous, true-life experience post. It's from the perspective of the partner of someone asked if she was pregnant when she most certainly was not. It's a point of view I'd never really stopped to consider... Dear Person Who Asked My Wife If She Was Pregnant, The upshot of your inquiry, was to tell my wife she had the body of a pregnant woman - which is the same as ... Continue Reading
Merry Misfit’mas!
After my recent ramblings about Christmas fatigue--it surprised Oakland friends we trekked to see Santa and plop on his lap. The thing is, while we don't celebrate the holiday, Santa holds a special place in my heart. More specifically photos with Santa. Ive written about the Tornado's adoption and shared how she resembled a Buddha in her initial pictures. We poured over those first ... Continue Reading