Last month, we posed for some photos for OC Family, and today we’re on the cover of the latest issue! I love the way it turned out. Noel from Bosh Images took the photos, and she let me have the other images we took that day. I love them. I wish that was my car. And our clothes. (Little Freebirds styled the kids.) I’m always happy when I see mixed-race families in the media, because it helps normalize that many families who don’t all look the same. I was honored that they . . .
Are you a “stayer” or a “leaver”?
This past weekend we saw a really good play at South Coast Rep. (They are nailing it this season with the young, modern, thought-provoking plays, let me tell ya. If you are local and not partaking in this gem of a theater you are missing out.) This particular play was called Five Mile Lake and it focused on two brothers, one of whom chose to stay and settle down in the small town where they grew up, and one of whom decided to leave for the promise of bigger things in the city. The play focused . . .
What I want you to know about having a parasite in my eye
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 guest posts is by Kellie. In 2007 I was diagnosed with a parasitic infection in my eye. It was horribly painful, both the infection and the treatment. The parasite was chomping away on my cornea, eating it . . .
Wednesday’s Child: Joseph in Louisville
Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .
If you wouldn’t say it about a boob job . . . (a guide for adoption questions)
My friend and fellow adoptive parent Jesse Butterworth just made this hilarious guide for knowing when and when not to ask questions about adoption, using a boob job as a reference point. I think it works quite nicely. . . .
Questions of eternal significance: We’re talking about pens today.
Are you a pen snob? I have never understood the people who buy expensive pens. When I was in private practice there was a guy in my office who kept an expensive Montblanc pen on his desk. Inevitably some intern would grab it to write notes, or hand it to a client to write a check, and it would wind up in the communal cup of office pens, or worse . . . lost completely. And then there would be a bunch of inter-office drama because his pen was lost, and had anyone seen it? Can everyone stop what . . .
Easter 2014
Some snapshots from our Easter weekend . . . On Saturday, we dyed 36 eggs, a fact I’m now living to regret as I try to force egg salad sandwiches on everyone in the house. We go pretty light on the Easter baskets. Some new books, some fair-trade chocolate, some peeps. (I realized after the fact that Mark was accidently photo-bombing this photo with his butt. You’re welcome for that.) We managed to make it to the early service at Verizon . . .
Setting the stage for our kids to confide in us
This post was sponsored by the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility in collaboration with the Talk Early campaign, an initiative to empower parents to talk with their kids about alcohol. My oldest is nine years old. Which seems ridiculously old at this point in our lives. Though in about six years, that sentence I just wrote will seem really, really cute. Nine! What tiny babies I had back then, I'll tell myself, attempting not to ugly cry. His age—nine—sticks with me because of a . . .
That’s What She Said: Losing the mommy war, racism in Israel, the future for foster kids, tone-policing, and more . . .
The Real Losers in the Mommy Wars: Everyone Else | Jezebel "By framing the conversation about motherhood in “choice,” we aren’t talking about any of the very real problems faced by parents and children across this country. We aren’t talking about the number of children in foster care (nearly 400,000) or growing up in poverty (22% of American children). We aren’t talking about lack of education and employment opportunities for women in general and women of color in particular. We aren’t talking . . .
Friday Finds
On Friday, I round up some good finds on the internet. From handmade, to fair-trade, to good deals and great eats. This week, both Gap and Banana Republic are having a site-wide 40% sale. SITE-WIDE, yo. I just ordered about 20 day dresses. They are the muu-muus for my generation. Zulily has Volcom boys clothing at insane discounts. I buy all of buy boys’ clothes from Zulily these days because they have the skate brands they like for half off regular price. . . .
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