Comments on: A little more http://american-family.org/2007/01/19/a-little-more-2/ Tue, 22 May 2012 22:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: june http://american-family.org/2007/01/19/a-little-more-2/comment-page-1/#comment-130968 june Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:44:05 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/01/19/a-little-more-2/#comment-130968 Ugh, sorry. My MIL likes to refer to our older (adopted from Taiwan) son as "el chinito" (she is Colombian) and talk about his tiny eyes and how his hair resembles bamboo sticks. Ugh, sorry. My MIL likes to refer to our older (adopted from Taiwan) son as “el chinito” (she is Colombian) and talk about his tiny eyes and how his hair resembles bamboo sticks.

]]> By: JB http://american-family.org/2007/01/19/a-little-more-2/comment-page-1/#comment-32137 JB Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:33:22 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/01/19/a-little-more-2/#comment-32137 My (white) ILs have never been to see us since we adopted our daughter over a year ago. They have sent one gift: a teddy bear at Christmas. Nothing for her birthday, baptism, or second Christmas. Their other son's (bio) children are flooded with gifts and get frequent visits, yet my MIL says to me every time she speaks to me on the phone, "We love M just as much as we love K and C..." Next time she says it, I'm going to call her on it. I should say, though, that my family is completely crazy about our daughter and can't get enough time with her. So there are compensations, and plenty of love to go around. My (white) ILs have never been to see us since we adopted our daughter over a year ago. They have sent one gift: a teddy bear at Christmas. Nothing for her birthday, baptism, or second Christmas. Their other son’s (bio) children are flooded with gifts and get frequent visits, yet my MIL says to me every time she speaks to me on the phone, “We love M just as much as we love K and C…” Next time she says it, I’m going to call her on it.

I should say, though, that my family is completely crazy about our daughter and can’t get enough time with her. So there are compensations, and plenty of love to go around.

]]> By: Erin http://american-family.org/2007/01/19/a-little-more-2/comment-page-1/#comment-32044 Erin Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:47:22 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/01/19/a-little-more-2/#comment-32044 Oh. My. This is definitely an uphill battle. I really feel for you and your family. Amber, you will always be number 1 in the in-law category. Hope you're doing okay. Oh. My. This is definitely an uphill battle. I really feel for you and your family.

Amber, you will always be number 1 in the in-law category. Hope you’re doing okay.

]]> By: Margie http://american-family.org/2007/01/19/a-little-more-2/comment-page-1/#comment-32003 Margie Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:31:32 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/01/19/a-little-more-2/#comment-32003 This brings me to tears, for you and your family, and for the memories of a similar experience. I hope you are able to work through it with your ILs more quickly than I was. The rift has never really healed. No matter the rationalization or explanation, the pain and anger are very real to this day, 18 years later. How sad that this has to enter into what should be an incredibly joyous time for you. I'm so sorry. This brings me to tears, for you and your family, and for the memories of a similar experience. I hope you are able to work through it with your ILs more quickly than I was. The rift has never really healed. No matter the rationalization or explanation, the pain and anger are very real to this day, 18 years later.

How sad that this has to enter into what should be an incredibly joyous time for you. I’m so sorry.

]]> By: Annie Maull http://american-family.org/2007/01/19/a-little-more-2/comment-page-1/#comment-31959 Annie Maull Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:41:27 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/01/19/a-little-more-2/#comment-31959 That's upsetting about A's dad. But I'll cut him some slack because he had a great porn collection we always got to watch during the highschool years. That’s upsetting about A’s dad. But I’ll cut him some slack because he had a great porn collection we always got to watch during the highschool years.

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