Cathartic journaling of an adoptive mom.
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Affirmations
While I was cooking lunch, Jaclyn put Rufus to bed at noon. She said “Rufus, la culcuș!” He obeyed. She then sang to him “bate vântu’ frunzele”, kissed his head and said “noapte buna Rufus!” Then came out, saying “I just put Rufus to bed!” 😉
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…He will be there
I have believed something with clarity. For a long time. It had been spiritually and emotionally taxing to make my case, day in and day out, even to my own husband. For a while I let go. And I forgot. Something that Carmen said made me remember.
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A milestone passed
The first visit went great. It was a two hour visit of basically friends catching up, as our social worker has been with us from day one of starting this journey. Even Jaclyn said she liked her a lot. She wrote down a lot of things, and we talked about how much Jaclyn has blossomed.…
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Entrusting her to God
The days are long and full. And we live life to the fullest, differently than we used to. Jaclyn learns, says and does new things every day, and I can’t keep up with recording them. Many of them I store them up in my heart.
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“Parents in arms”
As a kid I was so embarrassed when I was corrected by other adults, other than my parents. I sensed their disapproval, their judgement and displeasure …and I was disappointed with my parents for not telling me first, how or what to do, or not to do.
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Up ahead
My blood boils at the thought that my daughter could be bullied, not by kids but adults responsible for her, like kindergarten aids or teachers. I hear of all these stories…
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Idealization or reality
What if we idealized parenting? What if we wished for it so much and we overestimated our abilities and stamina? Were there ever any new parents disappointed or utterly exhausted by the new role? …And thought to themselves: “what have we done?”
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Morning One
There was a tradition in my family growing up, that when we were visiting Grammy and Grampa, we would wake up early and sneak into their room to crawl into bed with them. Then we would spend a lazy morning giggling and chatting in bed. Since last night was the first official night that Jaclyn…
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First official night home
We spent an hour reading and singing songs from Osana Osana. I sang one of her favorite song more than 10 times, mixed in with others. It’s her first official night here, and it’s smooth sailing. The bedtime routine is stretched and lavish …Meh, it’s not harming. It’s just spoiling her with attention, love and…
