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This Christmas is going to be pretty different and potentially exciting and full of drama for us. On December 25th, Mr. MPB’s parents are coming to visit for a few days. They have never traveled to visit us over the holidays, so this will be a first for everyone. But the bigger news is that we are going to tell them we are adopting. They have no idea that we have had… Read More
I read a post on the subject of adoption and the concept of a single story. The post talked about how the idea of a single story cannot be extrapolated to represent an entire population, using adoption as the specific example. Rather than me paraphrase, I recommend reading the post yourself on The Adopted Ones Blog (and watch Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED talk too, it’s worth it). While, I was struck by… Read More
My Perfect Breakdown 