"May the love hidden deep inside your heart find the love waiting in your dreams. May the laughter that you find in your tomorrow wipe away the pain you find in your yesterdays."


This blog is neither pro-adoption nor anti-adoption. This is merely the story of a mother and her journey towards healing.


Language Differences

It's not a Teeter-Totter

I was helping Munchkin set up her Ponies. (Who knew My Little Pony would come back so big?) They were having a parade and we were lining them up. Of course, the ponies’ toys had to be lined up as well.

Munchkin’sFirstMom: Where would you like me to put the teeter-totter?
Munchkin: It’s not a teeter-totter! It’s a see-saw!
Munchkin’sFirstMom: Oh, yes.

It’s funny. Same meaning, different words. I say teeter-totter. BigBrother will, most likely, say teeter-totter. Apparently Munchkin says see-saw. Just another difference that adoption brings into families.

I also find it somewhat disconcerting that a word for a playground toy is weighing so heavily on my heart.

THAT said, everything is going splendidly.