This is a nice piece. It feels an instantiation of a discussion I often have inside my own head. What is best for society? For an individual child? Why should a person building a family be told it’d be better to donate to a charity to improve the lives […]
Archive for the 'Adoption' Category
Celebrity Adoptions and the Real World - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009A Good Day
Thursday, April 30th, 2009On this day, 5 years ago, I got Miss N’s referral and saw her picture for the very first time. My sweet, beautiful girl! You can read about my memory of it from a couple of year’s ago.
On this day, today, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) confirmed Mr. C’s US citizenship […]
A Mixed Memo
Thursday, April 16th, 2009Its not good to mix memos, but here we go …
I just mailed off a letter to USCIS, certified mail with a return receipt, asking about documentation to bring to Mr. C’s oath ceremony appointment. The form letter says I need to bring his green card and, as I have explained in each of my […]
Mr. N’s Adoption Day
Friday, March 13th, 2009He’s been home for three years, my sweet boy.
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The Lie We Love at the Schuster Institute at Brandeis University
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008I’ve been writing an essay in my head on and off about adoption, international adoption, etc. This research, my children, adult adoptees … so much to consider when thinking about adoption.
The Lie We Love
Suffice it to say that, as with much in life, nothing is clear cut … there is nothing that is starkly […]