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Mind Your Manners

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As a nation we seem to have lost the ability to be courteous to each other. When was the last time someone held a door for you, said excuse me or even thank you? Everyday we are surrounded by rude people. Recently at work I was walking up the stairs as two women were walking down. Instead of one of the women moving to the same side as the other woman, they both barreled down the stairs as if I wasn’t trying to come up them. I actually had to step backwards, onto the landing to keep from being run … Continue reading →

Exploring The Secret World of Arrietty

Studio Ghibli’s latest animated feature, “The Secret World of Arrietty,” was released in American theaters by Disney earlier this year and on DVD/Blu-Ray on May 22. Now that I’ve bought and seen it, I can review this latest Japanese masterpiece brought to us by Disney. Well, no matter how much I love Ghibli’s work I think masterpiece might be pushing it a little far. However, “Arrietty” is a fun movie for all ages and definitely deserves a view by any fans of Miyazaki’s work. The renowned animator didn’t direct the film but he did write the screenplay, based on the … Continue reading →

Stepparent Names

Mom, Mommy, Momma, even Mother, it’s a title we’ve earned and we are not gonna share it with anyone! That’s not entirely true, when I was still married Hailey’s friends called me Mom and she called their mothers Mom, it wasn’t a big deal. After you have kids you kind of lose your identity anyway and the only thing you respond to outside of work is Mom. Then you get divorced and it’s a whole different ballgame. Your days are filled with stress, wondering if you are doing this right, if you are building the kind of relationship with your … Continue reading →

Single Moms Dating Again

The absolute worst thing you can do is to make a single mom feel guilty when she starts dating again. Beginning the dating process is already hard enough for a single mother without everyone else’s opinions weighing down on her. You may think it is too soon, you may not like the person she’s dating, you may assume she’s not putting her child’s needs first but I guarantee that is far from the case. When a single mom starts dating again her number one priority is her children. In every decision she makes she is taking them into consideration. If … Continue reading →

Being true to who I am?

I have found myself in a situation, one which has potential to affect the adoption proceedings, and I haven’t a clue what to do. Unfortunately, I am going to have to be very vague here. This situation requires it. I might have to do something to help another member of my family. Normally I wouldn’t even hesitate to help out a member of my family… However, what may need to be done will affect our home study. It would likely result in our no longer being approved for the adoption. Since the idea of adopting itself was brought about by … Continue reading →

Finding my purpose

Do you ever wonder if things really do happen for a reason? I know that’s one of those over-used and sometimes obnoxious phrases… brought out only when something bad happens and nobody can explain why, right? And for many of you it does absolutely no good to hear it when you are actually in need of believing it. When you’re really down, when you’re hurting, when you’re depressed; you just wish things could be better, you don’t care if there is a reason for what happened. I’m going to get a little personal here; more than normal. I have been … Continue reading →

It’s Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is one of the best holidays, in my humble opinion anyway. The turkey, the gravy, the stuffing, and the pumpkin pie layered in whipped cream are never too much for me. I could eat that meal at least once a week. But in addition to the large feast, Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holidays and the festivities that they bring. I love spending the cold days inside by the fire and searching for the perfect gifts for friends and family. This year, I’m thankful for the fact that Maggie has stayed so healthy, despite having cystic fibrosis. She … Continue reading →

Why teenagers? Do you have any idea what you’re getting yourself into?!

The initial response received from others when announcing that you are planning to adopt varies widely. I have heard the occasional “That’s wonderful!” And that’s nice. We’re not doing this for praise, but it is nice when others can be supportive; whether it’s the reason for doing something or not, everyone likes to get a positive response to news shared with friends and family. However, what I most often hear, especially when we add that we are adopting teenagers, is more along the lines of “why?”… “Do you know how difficult that is going to be?”… “Do you have any … Continue reading →

National Adoption Month 2010

November is National Adoption Month! I won’t go into the history or anything, since that has already been explained quite well in a previous post. I will say that I didn’t even realize myself that there was such a thing until this week! I arrived home from work on Monday to find a post put out by the Child Welfare Information Gateway about National Adoption Month showing up in my Facebook news feed! Had I known that this was coming up, I would have had a post about it ready by November 1st. I have now been made aware! So, … Continue reading →

Every child deserves a family – The *right* family.

I grew up in a wonderful family, and I had the most normal childhood imaginable. My parents are still married to this day; there was no abuse, alcoholism, drug use, or neglect going on in my home; and we always had everything we needed, and most of what we wanted. I have always believed that family is the most important thing. The members of your family are the only people who will always be there for you. You should always be able to count on them, and you should always be able to go back home if you need to. … Continue reading →