On Gratitude and Adoption
I met up with a friend recently for a morning tea before work. Though we had seen each other frequently, they had all been rather quick passings that hadn’t allowed […]
Tag Archives: adoption
Life Update + Rehoming Paper
Hello all, Sorry I’ve been absent for a while. It’s been an extremely busy winter applying to graduate school and fellowships. I’m excited to announce that I was admitted to […]
Interview with Midwest Mixed
I was recently asked to do an interview with Midwest Mixed, a group that focuses on programming for mixed race people and their families in the Twin Cities area. I have […]
Instant Family (+ Review)
I recently saw the new Hollywood holiday, feel-good movie, Instant Family, about Pete and Ellie, played by Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne, who take in three children through a foster […]
I was Not Touched by Adoption and Other Final NAAM Thoughts
Some of you have probably seen this optional Facebook profile picture template used by people in your personal networks to promote November as National Adoption Month and National Adoption Awareness […]
The Nine People You Meet on a Cruise
Unlike the five people you meet in heaven, the nine people you meet on a cruise are people you don’t want to meet. A couple of months ago, I went […]
Unlearning How To Be A Good Person
When I was in late high school and applying to colleges, people would often ask me what I wanted to study or what I thought I might do professionally. As […]
Every Year on Your Birthday (Review)
Every Year On Your Birthday Authors: Rose Lewis, Jane Dyer (Illustrator) Ranking: ★★★★☆ Plot Summary: This is the sequel to I Love You Like Crazy Cakes and is a beautiful narrative […]
20 Years of KAAN – 2018
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to participate in my fourth Korean American Adoptee and Adoptive Family Network (KAAN) Conference in the last five years. This was the last KAAN […]
Spanish Blood
By Selena Pruitt – Paraguayan adoptee, grad student-to-be My best friend Natalie and I landed in Barcelona on a chilly Friday evening, the horizon glimmering with the falling rays of the setting […]
