I have a friend named Jess.  She doesn’t have any kids yet, bless her innocent and naive little heart.  Jess doesn’t quite understand that saying something to a three year old is exactly the same thing as signing a contract with blood. 
For example: About six months ago, my dad mentioned to M that it would be […]

Last night, Mr. A, M and I went to the community center to go swimming.  I vaguely knew that there was a halloween thing going on, but since we were swimming, I didn’t think it would matter.  When we got there, there were about 200 people running around playing games and watching a pretty unskilled […]

The day after I finished my last undergraduate final exam, I got on a plane and flew to Cambodia. The weekend before I left, afraid I would be denied American popular culture for the next four months, I had gone with my parents to see the movie Titanic. 
Little did I know that for the next four months, […]

I am pretty sure that the silent majority of my readers are Chinese adoption folks, but even if you aren’t you may still be interested.
Right now, Half the Sky is having a fundraising auction on Ebay. Half the Sky establishes early childhood education, personalized learning and infant nurture programs in state-run Chinese welfare institutions to provide the children […]

Another question from the comments from Janna  who is dating a Chinese guy:
I was wondering if you might talk about how your and A’s families first reacted to your relationship?
From what I remember, my parents were (justifiably) more confused about what was going on the first few years we were dating.  Mr. A and I only […]