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What I Won’t Share:OAB Roundtable #17

Published on June 26, 2010 By spyderkl

The latest installment of the Open Adoption Bloggers Roundtable is about sharing. Specifically, what we choose not to share. Are there any things that you don’t want the other members of your triad to know—or that you don’t want to know about them? I’ve heard first mothers talk about not sharing their birth stories with [...]

What Would She Say?

Published on June 2, 2010 By spyderkl

I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. A lot of it is due to M’s renewed interest in visiting – and visiting often. Much more frequent visits than we’re used to having, any of us. Part of it is what got me into the “behavioral sciences” system in the first place last fall, and [...]

Tried not to, but I did

Published on May 15, 2010 By spyderkl

I’ve been wrestling for over a week now with whether or not to write about Dr. George Rekers and his “baggage boy”, Lucien*. Actually, none of this is Lucien’s fault, nor should it be. I’m truly sad that he has to deal with all the shit that’s about to come down on his head. Certainly [...]

Protected: Conflict

Published on May 13, 2010 By spyderkl

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Celebrity adoptions

Published on April 29, 2010 By spyderkl

I don’t usually write about celebrity adopters or wannabes. In fact, I think I’ve broken that rule only once, possibly twice. Don’t look for this to be a post about them. Because if I write much beyond these links, my head will explode. Don’t test me to see whether or not it’s literal, m’kay? Sandra [...]