Recent Adoption Blog PostsMore People-Watching (Reading)by Pam Connell11 Oct 2009 12:18 AMLast week I wrote about Katherine Heigl's newly adopted daughter, who is ten months old and was adopted from Korea. Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley's Bundle of Joyby Pam Connell02 Oct 2009 03:12 PMWith apologies to our fearless Popular Culture bloggers, I must admit that I am usually woefully ignorant of TV and music personalities. Nor am I usually a reader of People magazine. Is "Mother" Jewelry Insensitive?by Pam Connell30 Sep 2009 08:20 PMA while ago, there was a debate on a listserv for parents who'd adopted from Korea. It was triggered by an advertisement for jewelry with the Korean letters spelling "omani". Many adoptive mothers embrace wearing the jewelry as a part of honoring their Korean-American children's birth culture. What if she wants to be a cheerleader?by Pam Connell29 Sep 2009 01:53 AMAs I've written, I enjoy the differences between my daughters and me. I'm even learning to enjoy outspokenness, extraversion and being a sports nut, all foreign to my own experience and leanings. The Kids are All Rightby Pam Connell27 Sep 2009 12:07 AMI've had some forced time at home the last few weeks, due to a nasty virus (not H1N1; I had myself tested). In some ways it's been good to slow down. Media Review: Follow that Bird!by Pam Connell23 Sep 2009 08:37 PMI consider myself a book-lover, frugal, and responsible about other people's property. Thus it may surprise you that, upon finding and reading a book in the church nursery, I ripped it up. By hand. Into tiny little pieces. Book Review: Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinklesby Pam Connell16 Sep 2009 04:34 PMSometimes a book comes along that manages to write about a single experience, but one that is so ubiquitous that we think, "Why didn't anyone write a book like this before?" Star of the Week: a Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles is based on the authors' own daughter. Being Adopted at Schoolby Pam Connell10 Sep 2009 06:23 PMAs children settle into the new school year this week, some will encounter curiosity from classmates. Younger children may be asked, "is that your real mom and dad?" If they are from a non-diverse area, they may have comments about skin color or physical features. Book Review: Weaving a Family Untangling Race and Adoptionby Pam Connell04 Sep 2009 10:04 PMBarbara Katz Rothman is a sociologist. Much of her work has focused on the meaning of motherhood-ranging from studies of the modern midwifery movement, to the consumer pressure to buy for one's offspring, to the Human Genome Project and the impact of genetics on identity and culture. Book Review: a Koala for Katieby Pam Connell02 Sep 2009 04:59 PMA Mother for Choco and A Koala for Katie are both books emphasizing that, while it is sad that first parents sometimes cannot care for children, the children can be happy with other parents. Recent Blog Comments Pam Connell says... "Thanks for sharing this experience." In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption centraloregonmom says... "Thank you!" In Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption |
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"We met my son's halmoni (Korean grandmother) this past April on a trip to Korea."
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