Cathartic journaling of an adoptive mom.
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Things J says at age 4.5
° She wakes up and goes to the living room where she finds daddy playing angry birds on his iPhone. “What are you doing daddy?” – playing a game – “Mommy said no more games on the phone in the morning. How many times do you want her to say this? A thousand times?”
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A good boss. A good parent.
In 5th grade I was voted as the class president. I didn’t run for the title. I didn’t vote for myself. I didn’t know what the title entailed. Why did they vote for me? My teacher for 4 year never favored me, not he highlighted my skills. He let me tread water. I was lucky…
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Multilingvism Spiritual
Abilitatea de a transcende barierele religioase se numeste multilingvism spiritual. Copiii au o capacitate extraordinara de a fi poligloti spiritual. Ei nu se impiedeca de ritualuri specifice si le privesc pe oricare cu sincera fascinatie, cu aceeasi incantare si uimire cu care admira gazele si florile, animalele si natura, gustul dulce si pielea matasoasa a…
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Jackie and God
Playing Carcassone, bunica got another monastery. Jackie exclaims: “perfect for you, as you like to go to church ALL the time!”
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ROM ad-hoc reunion
A breath of fresh air. A warm breeze on a chilly afternoon. Two men. Two men with presence, spirit and warmth. Maybe due to their unhindered humor on one hand, and depth and reserve on the other: the directors of ROM – the tenured leader and the one walking in his footsteps, they both graced…
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Filling in the gaps – bits of info
Before going to California, last summer, Conrad started talking in earnest about adopting again. I was not there yet. I was enjoying our family of three. It was our first year with Jackie. The social worker also told us to give Jackie time, a year, to settle in our family completely.
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La miezul noptii, trezita de ploaie in munti, am scris asta
Dintre miile de posibilități si optiuni, ți-am pregătit una specială pe care ai ales-o. Și pe asta o știi. E viața ta cum s-a petrecut pana acum. Si e ok. Lucram cu ea. E chiar foarte bine.
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School is almost out
I read a lot lately. And my mood is influenced by what I’m reading. The last book I finished talks about brokenness and it brought me into a bit of a funk. As odd as it might sound: I liked it. I enjoyed it. It was real.
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kayaking
The weekend came and we went kayaking. What a joy. Though it started with a meltdown just as we started rowing because Jackie forgot her little mermaid toy in the car.
