the trauma of sports
When my oldest son Jafta was about four and a half, he began begging to attend a basketball camp he heard about for a friend. I signed him up for one through our city for preschool-aged kids. For three months, he asked about it every day. Despite his shoddy math skills at the ripe age of four, he was inexplicably able to count down the days until this camp started. It was supposed to start on a Monday in April. On Saturday, I got a call telling me it had been cancelled due to low enrollment. The . . .
you don’t need to adopt to care for orphans
I’m doing a tv appearance this morning – Mark and I will be on The 700 Club bright and early. They invited me to talk about adoption, and as such I wanted to re-post some resources in case people come by looking for more information. I’ve written pretty passionately about the global orphan situation recently, and several people have asked: “What can I do if I’m not in a position to adopt?” Adoption is not for everyone. Nor is it the answer to the world’s orphan crisis. In the . . .
what twitter is for
I was hanging out with some friends the other night . . . friends who (gasp) are not on twitter. They were asking me what the point was – and their questions were valid. Is it just where people tell what their having for dinner? Yes. Is it an ADD platform for narcissism? Yes. Is it a pointless way to waste time bantering with people you don’t really know? Yes. It’s all of those things. But there is a little more to it, and this morning's reaction to . . .
psychology today’s disturbing meme to black women: “we’re just not that into you”
This morning Psychology Today published an article with the salacious title, “Why Are Black Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women?” In it, the author uses what he calls an objective, scientific measure to analyze the beauty of women across racial lines. The author doesn’t go into much detail about his methodology. He describes his measurement techniques fairly cryptically, but if I understand him correctly, participants are rated for attractiveness three times by . . .
that’s what SHE said | 5.15.11
Here are some posts I enjoyed this week: PajamaJeans Are Here For Your Equal Opportunity Comfort from moxiebird This post made me laugh. I may or may not have a pair of these that I wear just to bed. And occasionally to Target. My Core from The Extraordinary Ordinary A post about ambivalence. I can relate. Or not. Cutting the social media fat from Motherhood Uncensored I need to do this. Adoption Misconceptions from Peter's Cross . . .
what I want you to know: my child is not a tax-payer burden
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s post is by Amanda. A medical bill arrives in the mail almost daily. Sometimes it's a simple list of expenses related to our last doctor visit. Sometimes it's a note from the Children's Hospital stating that . . .
advocating as a busy mom
Today I will be leading a panel at the Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit about how to be an advocate as a busy mom. I have to say, I’m already feeling inspired by the things that busy moms have done. Yesterday morning I went to a session on the socio-political aspects of adoption, and I heard the story of McLane Layton, a mom who adopted three children from Easter Europe only to discover that her children did not get citizenship after being adopted. She started lobbying . . .
distressed is an understatement
We finally made it to Louisville, after a rather stressful 24 hours of travel. Generally speaking, I like to travel, but yesterday was enough to make me want to stay home for a long time. It started with an early-morning phone call letting me know that my flight from Orange County to Chicago was cancelled. Jodie and I had carefully orchestrated our flights to meet in Chicago so that we could fly into Louisville together. But the airline rebooked me flying through Dallas, and . . .
cousin summit (absolute travel power corrupts absolutely)
Tomorrow I leave for Louisville for a few days to attend the Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit. I’ll be speaking on Friday afternoon about how to advocate for orphans as a busy mom (more on that later). I will also be a part of a blogger’s meet-up on Thursday night. So if you are going, stop by and say hi, and put me out of my socially-awkward misery. Because I’m introverted and horrible at chit-chat. Just come up to me and break right into something . . .
wherein I get my LA fix for the rest of the year
Last week was a bit hectic, in part because I had 30+ finals to grade, and in part because I just completely and totally overextended myself. Which, to borrow a phrase from Jafta, was rather prediculous of me. I somehow managed to find myself in LA 5 out of 7 nights last week. And granted, LA is only about 45 miles from my home. But most people in Orange County have about a 15 mile circumference that they are willing to drive before regarding something as a road trip. . . .
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