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 Shannon. What I want you to know is that adoption is not beautiful. Not beautiful in the traditional sense anyway. There’s no innocence or purity it in. My husband and I have two adopted children, . . .
that’s what HE said {father’s day edition}
Here are some great writings on fatherhood from the interwebs. Grab some tissues . . . Jaydn’s First Words A newly adopted dad hears his daughter say DADDY for the first time. A Father(less) Day A father reflects on father’s day and his estrangement from his own father A letter to my dad, very much . . .
happy father's day!
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what I want you to know week(s)
When I had the idea to do the What I Want You To Know series, I figured it would involve a couple guest posts for a few weeks. I had a couple topics in mind that I thought people would write about, but my vision was pretty small in terms of the breadth and depth of topics that would be covered. I have been so blown away by the response to this series, both by the readers and the writers. To those of you who read here every week, thank you for the support you have given to women . . .
three things I am totally addicted to right now
I don't know why it took me so long to catch on to this series . . . probably the fact that the crime novel is a departure from my typical reading list. But I decided to try to finish the series before the movie comes out, and I'm totally hooked. No, not that. This is a bag of kale chips. I tried to make this a few times last year but it resulted in a soggy mess. I finally got it down and I am loving it. Crunchy and salty but low in calories. My favorite version is to coat the kale with . . .
oversharing at curvy girl guide
Guess what? I’m going to be contributing to one of my favorite websites: Curvy Girl Guide. It’s a life-affirming site for women of all shapes and sizes. I’ve been a fan of this site since they launched and I’m thrilled to be joining the team. I wrote my first post this week, and found myself slightly intoxicated by the combination of pseudo-anonymity and an environment of acceptance. I went where I have not dared to go on my own blog. I talked about . . .
The nephews have arrived.
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twin summit a success, except for the near drowning part
On Saturday night Jafta had a campout with Mark, and I took the twins for a special "trip" of their own. They've been asking to go on a trip with me since Jafta got to accompany me to a conference in March, and since they are four, I figured a night at a hotel would appease them. I booked a room at a hotel near Disney, because it a) had a toddler swimming area, and b) was cheap. They were pretty excited. They spent the first day playing at the splash park. . . .
that’s what she said (6.11.11)
Some good reads on the web this week. Click on the title to read the whole thing. Aiming to be a B+ by Sarah at Whoorl “Friday evening, dinner table. Sarah: Wito, how was preschool today? Wito: It was fun! We played with dinosaurs and…(Sarah’s brain: OMG OMG IS THAT PASTA SAUCE ALL OVER HIS FINGERTIPS? HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET THAT MUCH PASTA SAUCE ON THE HANDS WHEN USING AN EATING UTENSIL? HE IS GOING TO WIPE HIS HANDS ALL OVER THE NEW DINING CHAIRS, ISN’T HE? OH, THERE WENT . . .
what I want you to know: my husband had an affair
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 an anonymous reader. After 10 years of marriage and a long struggle with infertility, my husband and I finally achieved our dream of becoming parents through adoption. Prior to . . .
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