For Mothers Everywhere

The cards and flowers have been sent and received. The handmade presents proudly given. But before we say good-bye to another Mother’s Day, I want to share this message from Ethica and ask you to consider giving one last gift to mark the day…
On this Mother’s Day, the adoption community will celebrate and [...]

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what more can I say

I feel like I have to say something about everything happening in Vietnam adoptions right now. It’s weird, I’ve said SO much over the last two years, and now suddenly I find myself at a loss for words. I guess it all had a sense of inevitability about it but still I hoped [...]

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December 21, 2001 – Echoes of the Past

R~ would like everyone to know that today is her half birthday – she is officially 6 and a half years old today. She’s been looking forward to the day for more than a week and announced her new age to me at least twice this morning, so apparently this day is nearly as important [...]

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It’ll only take a minute

Just wanted to pass this on… I read it on Third Mom who read it on this woman’s work and Vindauga…
Go to YouTube and comment on This Video. It’s a music video about adoptees’ rights to their birth records (here in the US) … It’s an entry for a YouTube contest where the video with the [...]

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Speaking of Ethics

I know, what’s the deal, 2 posts in one day? But I have so much to catch up on! And as long as we’re talking about ethics…If you’re as bummed as I am about missing the Ethics in Adoption Conference, check out these accounts from bloggers who were there…
Suz at Writing My Wrongs shares the [...]

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