Being an Adoptive Parent (AP) is not always easy. I think a lot more about the types of experiences that I give my son and worry that his world is too white. I keep telling myself that I need to find diverse places to take him so that he isn't always the only child of color … Continue reading A Revelation of Sorts
Author: Dawn Kasal-Finley
Please Make It Stop
I don't think it is possible, but it doesn't hurt to ask. I thought for sure we would make it through Minnow's twos unscathed. We were beginning to see mini-tantrums starting at about 20 months or so--but they were really mild and he was super easily distracted. I have to say that overall we have … Continue reading Please Make It Stop
Who Deserves The Help–Corporate America or American People?
And the two are very very different. In the NY Times this morning there is an article about the loss of 80,000 jobs in March. With a recession so obviously hanging out at the end of the bar, just finishing his drink waiting to let everyone see that he certainly is indeed in our midst, … Continue reading Who Deserves The Help–Corporate America or American People?
Is It Really A Woman’s Right…
to be on the LA SWAT team? Okay feminist readers, hold on. I know that is a loaded question. Let me explain before you rip my bra off and burn it (I am smiling while typing that..). The LA SWAT team has never had a woman officer. The elite 43 man force has always been … Continue reading Is It Really A Woman’s Right…
I Have Never Loved The Letter F More
We were just notified that Peeper's case has been submitted to court as part of group F. For those of you who didn't use my agency or for those of you who aren't familiar with Ethiopian adoptions--cases (at least in our agency) are submitted to the Ethiopian Courts in groups. The actual court date is … Continue reading I Have Never Loved The Letter F More
