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Boyland…Alienland
I am surrounded by boys in my home and it is my other obsession to better understand the way their brains work. They can relay an entire story using sounds instead of words, I can’t even rewrite what...
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Legitimacy
I love blue eyes. I love hazel eyes. I even love brown eyes. But mine are so dark, you can’t even see the pupil. I became aware of this during 8th grade science class when we had to watch how light...
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practice makes permanent
My little one has gone off to first grade! I thought I would be used to this leaving and growing up thing, but it still tugs at my heart. No tears this year, so I must be growing up. After all, I...
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Tuesday
A typical morning dropping off the kids. Ping! My phone goes off. Friend forwards me an article… “My parents have moved on, but I am living in the past.” Pause. Do I want to read this right now?...
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“Getting it” in two conversations
There is a moment whenever my child gets sick that I say that little prayer to the nebulous, “Please give me his pain. Let me go through the suffering so he won’t have to.” When I think about...
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Boxes
Boxes. I have been thinking alot about boxes these past few weeks. Boxes to transport my food so I won’t lose it with a loss of power. Boxes for toys, diapers and sheets to give to others. Boxes to...
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Conventional Wisdom
It’s the holiday season and a time to be merry. It’s the time of year when we show the best sides of ourselves – the compassionate, the generous, the religious, the holy side of us. Our tree is up in...
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here, there and everywhere
There are quite a few adoptive families in my school district, some conspicuous, some not. I was waiting for my kids to come out of school when I heard a little girl’s voice scream “Daddy!!!.” I...
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Home
Home is together Home is C- making a racket Home is a castle wall to any danger Home is peaceful Home is a remedy to sadness Home is a big room full of love Home is where fun begins Home is G saying,...
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Privilege
If you are living a life where there seemed to be little choice, little care in how you think or feel; where happiness as a possible pursuit was dashed, I wonder if it is nearly impossible to think of...
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Table talk
I got a new dining table. The old one was a hand-me-down from George’s parents. Their taste and style is very different from mine and while I confess we got a big nudge and help to purchase this table,...
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20 years, 10 days
Young Jin, Soo Mi, Sang Hoon, Yong Hoon, Il Nam, Won Chan… I’m going to Korea. Two weeks and the countdown has begun. The gifts have been purchased, made and assembled. The packing still needs to be...
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lucky me, lucky lucky me
I was edited this last time writing about my pending trip to Korea. While I am there, there will be another Gathering of Korean Adoptees. There will be hundreds of adoptees in Seoul just for this...
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OHK
I seem to have left my blog in Korea along with my senses. Last I wrote, I had not come to the meat of my journey, the real reasons I was anticipating my trip with so much enthusiasm. The last three...
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Kin
I saw “Frozen”. Awesome! Beautiful! Love! Ok, so my boys thought it was “slightly girlie.” No matter, I hope everyone sees it. What made it so special for me and probably most adults was the love...
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optical illusions, 3D stereograms and eye tricks
Ever stare at one of those prints where you are supposed to cross your eyes and slowly step back and a 3D image is supposed to pop out of the picture? Some people get it immediately and listening to...
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Funny Mommy
I am having a new relationship with humor. I would like to believe I always had a sense of humor. I am forever faithful to Ellen Degeneres and her TV show. Since so many other people watch her, I...
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