Ten Names of My First Mother
This Sunday is Mother’s Day, and with this particular holiday comes a barrage of unresolved feelings of grief and loss for many adoptees. I wrote about this last year in a […]
Tag Archives: Names
Reclaiming My Name
by Selena Pruitt — Paraguayan adoptee, teacher, incredibly funny friend Originally published in Gazillion Voices Magazine, 2014. The year I was born, the name ‘Sarah’ was the fifth most popular […]
DoDW – First Tutor Meeting
First Tutor Meeting – 03/04/2015 I met with the young woman who will be my Chinese tutor this semester. She is a post-doctoral student and seems nice thus far. This […]
Within My Skin
Originally published in Gazillion Voices Magazine, 2014 […]
What’s in a Name?
Something many adoptive parents struggle with is whether or not to keep their child’s name. Like most other issues surrounding adoption, this answer is complicated and varies from situation to […]
Red Thread Broken 