Archives
2012
- 01.31.12 : Open Adoption Roundtable 34: Answering Questions
- 01.19.12 : Helpless
- 01.10.12 : When I Disappear
- 01.04.12 : A Bit of Adoption Wisdom from Harry’s Law
- 01.01.12 : Open Adoption Roundtable 33: What I Learned in 2011
- 12.31.11 : Top Posts of 2011
- 12.29.11 : Announcement: Adoption Reading Challenge 2012 Is Happening!
- 12.22.11 : The Difference Is The Same at Christmas
- 12.17.11 : Open Adoption Roundtable 32: Holiday Memory
- 12.14.11 : “I’m Happy. But I’m Sad Too.”
- 12.12.11 : Time
- 12.09.11 : Thank You, Judy
- 12.08.11 : A Pause for Judy
- 12.07.11 : Photo Books
- 12.03.11 : Room for Grief
- 12.01.11 : Oh, Hey December. Fancy Meeting You Here.
- 11.30.11 : I Understand Quinn
- 11.29.11 : Life Uncommon
- 11.28.11 : Which Is Worse: An Unsubstantiated Rumor or Charging Different Prices for Race?
- 11.21.11 : Your Voice Is Small and Fading
- 11.15.11 : Quiet
- 11.14.11 : Dear @Klout, Here’s What I Was Doing This Weekend
- 11.11.11 : Sibling Band
- 11.10.11 : I Understand
- 11.07.11 : So, There’s This Visit Coming Up
- 11.03.11 : Reluctant Thoughts on This Week’s Parenthood and Glee
- 11.01.11 : Why I Won’t Particpate In Your Adoption Awareness (Insert Event Here)
- 10.29.11 : Why I’m Not NaBloPoMo-ing Here
- 10.26.11 : Snickers and Pregnancy
- 10.23.11 : Open Adoption Roundtable #31: A Scare and a Deep Fear
- 10.21.11 : Thoughts on Adoption and Writing: The End Result
- 10.19.11 : Joel Saves the Day on Parenthood
- 10.18.11 : Ohio Birthparent Group Celebrates One Year
- 10.16.11 : Close to My Heart
- 10.14.11 : Sometimes I Just Want to Be Jenna
- 10.12.11 : When Latte Girl Told Julia She Could Have Her Baby
- 10.10.11 : Open Adoption Roundtable #30: The First Time
- 10.09.11 : Why Christians Need to Be Aware of How They Speak About Birth Parents
- 10.05.11 : With a Week Off from Adoption Issues, Let’s Talk Last Week’s Glee
- 10.04.11 : Searching for a New Therapist
- 10.03.11 : The Message He Sends
- 09.30.11 : Things That Are Not Okay: Spam-Soliciting the Internet for Expectant Mothers
- 09.29.11 : The Latte Girl Told Us Why She Said No — And My Head Exploded
- 09.26.11 : Why I Have Hope for Season 3 of Glee
- 09.22.11 : Why The Latte Girl Said No
- 09.21.11 : Facebook Privacy Changes and Adoption
- 09.20.11 : Open Adoption Roundtable #20: Open Mic
- 09.18.11 : Thanks, Pittsburgh!
- 09.14.11 : The New Season of Parenthood and That Pesky Adoption Storyline
- 09.13.11 : Adoption Film Festival in Pittsburgh This Weekend
- 09.12.11 : I Haven’t Talked to His Teacher
- 09.07.11 : Gender Equality: My View as a Birth Mother
- 09.06.11 : One Little Girl
- 09.01.11 : Let It Go
- 08.31.11 : Say Goodbye
- 08.25.11 : We All Have Our Own Issues
- 08.22.11 : Allowing Him to Tell in His Own Time
- 08.16.11 : Adoption and School from the Birth Family’s Side of the Story
- 08.15.11 : Making Steps in Understanding Postpartum Depression Gives Me Hope
- 08.12.11 : Sharing His Life Without Fear
- 08.11.11 : Slow Down, Horses
- 08.10.11 : Laugh or Die: This BS Makes Us Stronger
- 08.08.11 : How Hallmark Made My Day at BlogHer ’11
- 08.02.11 : I’m Still Not Good at Saying, “Hi, I’m Jenna and I’m a Birth Mother”
- 07.26.11 : Other Girls
- 07.22.11 : Early Morning Camp Conversations
- 07.20.11 : Why Dr. Drew Can Take a Long Walk Off a Short Pier
- 07.20.11 : Open Adoption Roundtable #28: The One Where I Get Kinda Miffed
- 07.18.11 : What We Look Like
- 07.15.11 : Things I Will Remember
- 07.15.11 : Voices of the Year & Unicorns
- 07.14.11 : Four
- 07.13.11 : Listen to the Music
- 07.09.11 : Open Adoption Roundtable #27: First Meetings
- 07.08.11 : Forget About “What to Wear to BlogHer ’11″ — What Do I Wear On This Visit?
- 07.06.11 : Let’s Just Cool It with the Casey Anthony Adoption Talk, Okay?
- 07.06.11 : Fireworks and Loss
- 07.03.11 : How Do These Things Find Me?
- 06.29.11 : A Little Bit Stronger
- 06.27.11 : I’m Alive and I’m Inspired
- 06.08.11 : Breathing Room — For Now
- 06.03.11 : I’m Finally Talking About Season 2 of Glee
- 06.01.11 : Taking Tech for Granted
- 05.26.11 : My Thoughts on the Upcoming Parenthood Season
- 05.26.11 : It Is Not Acceptable
- 05.24.11 : More Birth Order Thoughts
- 05.22.11 : That Weird Space Between Discretion and Lying
- 05.19.11 : I Am Not the Butt of Your Joke
- 05.19.11 : Quiet Times
- 05.13.11 : New Friend Angst
- 05.10.11 : An Interview and More Thoughts on Book Writing
- 05.09.11 : Mother’s Day Is Finally Mother’s Day
- 05.08.11 : Birthmother’s Day in Cleveland: I Survived
- 05.05.11 : Bad Planning
- 05.03.11 : Goodbyes
- 05.02.11 : Firsts
- 04.29.11 : I’m Not Okay Today
- 04.21.11 : I Failed Him
- 04.20.11 : Normal
- 04.18.11 : Book Review: Jessica Lost – A Story of Birth, Adoption & The Meaning of Motherhood
- 04.14.11 : Technology, Open Adoption and Pure Geekery
- 04.13.11 : Upcoming Visit Anxiety
- 04.12.11 : Birth Certificate Pause
- 04.11.11 : My Children Handle It Better Than Me
- 04.08.11 : What Kind of Mother Gives Up Her Kids?
- 04.07.11 : Open Adoption Roundtable #25: Too Much?
- 04.06.11 : I Am Not a Unicorn
- 04.05.11 : Jessica Lost Reminds Me of Memories Lost
- 04.04.11 : Listen to a Birth Mother Panel Radio Show
- 04.01.11 : Sometimes The Hard Stuff Is What You Need to Read
- 03.30.11 : Post-Placement Parenting Conversations Are Better After Much More Coffee
- 03.28.11 : From the Vault
- 03.25.11 : Anonymous Attacks Are Chicken-Poop
- 03.24.11 : Why I Won’t Write for Your Adoption Agency Blog
- 03.23.11 : Loss
- 03.20.11 : Difficult Choices
- 03.18.11 : How Does It Feel to Be a Birth Mom?
- 03.16.11 : We’re Going to Disney World (Eventually)
- 03.15.11 : Lifetime Adoption Conference Call: Bet They Didn’t Expect Me to Be There!
- 03.09.11 : Before You Press Send on that Nasty Comment or Email
- 03.07.11 : Calling All Perfectionists: Read This Book
- 03.05.11 : Request for Ethical Adoption Agencies in Pennsylvania
- 03.03.11 : Open Adoption Roundtable #24: TV
- 03.01.11 : The State of the Adoption Reading Challenge
- 02.28.11 : Guilty Until Proven Unworthy To Parent Anyway
- 02.26.11 : What Would You Do? Tackles Transracial Adoption
- 02.23.11 : My Thoughts on Adoptive Families’ Top Blogger Picks
- 02.22.11 : Perfect
- 02.21.11 : I Didn’t Shut Down, but I Wanted To
- 02.20.11 : Subconsciously
- 02.15.11 : Birth Mother Relinquishment Project
- 02.12.11 : Book Review: As Simple as It Seems
- 02.11.11 : Adoptive Families “Top Adoption Blogger”
- 02.10.11 : Things I Won’t Say
- 02.09.11 : Anecdotal Evidence to Warm Your Heart
- 02.05.11 : Book Review: Hanging on to Max
- 02.01.11 : Don’t Mind Me, I’m Just a Birth Woman
- 01.27.11 : This Is Not The End/This Is Not the Beginning
- 01.25.11 : I Quit Oprah
- 01.25.11 : Flickr Induced Grief
- 01.22.11 : Book Review: When the Black Girl Sings
- 01.19.11 : Thoughts on the 90 Pregnant and/or New Moms in Memphis
- 01.18.11 : Book Review: Another Place at the Table
- 01.13.11 : Adoption Titles, Blogging Niches and Not Fitting In
- 01.12.11 : Open Adoption Roundtable #22
- 01.11.11 : Questions About Open Adoption
- 01.10.11 : Flying with Geeks and Sextuplets
- 01.03.11 : My Most Popular Posts in 2010
- 01.02.11 : Link Up Your Adoption Reading Challenge Reviews & Books
- 12.29.10 : The First Six Books I’m Reading for the Adoption Reading Challenge 2011
- 12.28.10 : Adoption Reading Challenge 2011
- 12.21.10 : Rosie Talks to Marie Osmond; I Weep
- 12.19.10 : Sing
- 12.15.10 : Redbook Published My Letter, Kind Of
- 12.13.10 : Happy Birthday
- 12.12.10 : Boots: Light My Way, Lift My Head
- 12.09.10 : Where I Am
- 12.08.10 : Shutting Down
- 12.07.10 : Gift Angst and Self-Loathing
- 12.02.10 : Love Versus Missing
- 12.01.10 : December? Please Pass the Wine
- 11.29.10 : Leap & Crash
- 11.24.10 : The Best Parent Teacher Conference I Never Went To
- 11.19.10 : Ignore the Weeper in the Corner; It’s Just Me
- 11.16.10 : Rebuttal Letter
- 11.11.10 : My Own Mommy War
- 11.10.10 : Fear and Failure
- 11.09.10 : Ginormous Eyes
- 11.01.10 : Tired
- 10.30.10 : My Future Grandchildren
- 10.26.10 : Plaid Dresses
- 10.22.10 : My Letter to Redbook
- 10.20.10 : Open Adoption Roundtable: Siblings
- 10.19.10 : Life As We Know It
- 10.17.10 : Redbook Says: Women Don’t Need to Know About Birth Mothers
- 10.14.10 : Christmas Pajamas, Again
- 10.13.10 : Moments, Still
- 10.12.10 : A Shirt for the Adoption Trolls
- 10.05.10 : Overprotective Me
- 09.28.10 : School Year Blues
- 09.22.10 : I’ve Walked That Mile in Those Shoes
- 09.15.10 : Review(ish): A Gate at the Stairs
- 09.15.10 : Open Adoption Roundtable #19: Open Adoption Is About…
- 09.14.10 : I’m Reading a Book
- 09.13.10 : Stripes
- 09.10.10 : Hope for Tomorrow
- 09.07.10 : I Told You So
- 08.24.10 : Early Morning Vacation Thoughts
- 08.17.10 : Supporting… Who?
- 08.16.10 : Loaded Questions
- 08.10.10 : The Cradle: A Book I Didn’t Know I Needed to Read
- 08.09.10 : BlogHer ’10: Adoption Overload, but Still Not Enough
- 07.30.10 : Open Adoption Roundtable #18: “Professionals”
- 07.29.10 : Driving Into Trees
- 07.28.10 : A New Low for the Adoption Industry
- 07.14.10 : A Day with BigBrother
- 07.13.10 : Here We Are
- 07.11.10 : Why We Aren’t Seeing Desipicable Me
- 07.08.10 : Difficulty
- 07.07.10 : Open Adoption Roundtable #17
- 07.02.10 : The Oldests
- 07.01.10 : My Thoughts On Our Visit
- 06.30.10 : Inspiring Is as Inspiring Does
- 06.29.10 : This Was For Them
- 06.28.10 : A Moment
- 06.26.10 : So Happy Together
- 06.25.10 : Yes, Honey, She Will
- 06.24.10 : I Should Pack
- 06.21.10 : Anticipation and Fear
- 06.17.10 : I Told Him
- 06.14.10 : “She Used to Be Yours”
- 06.11.10 : Thoughts on Happiness
- 06.09.10 : Germs
- 06.04.10 : Thoughts on Recent Adoption Announcements
- 05.31.10 : GIMH Carnival: Adoption Poetry
- 05.27.10 : Another Chapter Closed
- 05.20.10 : I Laughed but It’s Not Funny
- 05.19.10 : Radio Interview Thoughts
- 05.18.10 : Turn the Radio Up
- 05.17.10 : Oldest
- 05.06.10 : Calling Birth Mothers
- 05.02.10 : Ah, Mother’s Day. That Explains It.
- 04.20.10 : Open Adoption Roundtable #15: Money
- 04.17.10 : Sweeping Generalizations in the Blogosphere
- 04.14.10 : Seven
- 04.05.10 : Adoption, the Army and Bravery
- 03.26.10 : The Nurse’s Words
- 03.19.10 : Hey, Jealousy! Shutup!
- 03.15.10 : The Census and Adoption
- 03.11.10 : Sideswiped by Music at 70mph
- 03.09.10 : More Than Meets the Blog
- 03.04.10 : Facebook Made Me Anxious
- 03.01.10 : I Got Googled
- 02.17.10 : A Word on Grief
- 02.10.10 : Telling, Briefly
- 02.02.10 : Some Thoughts on Sharing, Over-Sharing and The Like
- 01.23.10 : Knowing the Love
- 01.15.10 : Why It’s Not a Memoir
- 01.13.10 : Green
- 01.08.10 : Open Adoption Roundtable #12: 2010
- 01.05.10 : Thoughts on Reform
- 12.31.09 : On Writing and Such
- 12.23.09 : Nurturing Relationships or, Rather, The Failure to Do So
- 12.22.09 : Ornamental Reflection
- 12.17.09 : Memories and Reasons
- 12.13.09 : Primal Wound Book Tour
- 12.13.09 : Baking for Birthdays
- 12.09.09 : Open Adoption Roundtable 11: Holidays
- 12.09.09 : Slippery
- 12.03.09 : More Calls, More Love
- 11.24.09 : Birthdays Make Us All Introspective
- 11.23.09 : Phone Rings, Lights Go On
- 11.22.09 : Wherein I Kind of Quote Miley Cyrus
- 11.19.09 : Open Adoption Roundtable: Birthdays
- 11.16.09 : I Knew Everything. I Knew Nothing.
- 11.13.09 : Just as Mad
- 11.10.09 : Flipping Swine Flu
- 10.30.09 : Adoption Carnival III: Pictures of Adoption
- 10.29.09 : Ask and Tell
- 10.19.09 : I Ordered Christmas Pajamas Today
- 10.16.09 : A Vote for Dawn is a Vote for Change
- 10.15.09 : Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day
- 10.14.09 : Truth in Encouragement
- 10.09.09 : Flashes and Intertwined Stories
- 10.01.09 : Silence, Words and Good
- 09.22.09 : Mount Everest and Creativity
- 09.21.09 : Moments and People
- 09.20.09 : What No One Told Me About Adoption
- 09.18.09 : Kindergarten Moments and Bedtime
- 09.16.09 : What to Wear?
- 09.14.09 : Discussions and Memories
- 09.08.09 : Outgrowing My Therapist?
- 09.07.09 : I Can Turn Anything into a Post on Adoption!
- 08.31.09 : Embracing My Curls
- 08.28.09 : Inspiration for Reform
- 08.27.09 : The Woman Upstairs
- 08.24.09 : Open Adoption Roundtable #5: Changes
- 08.12.09 : A Prayer for Peace
- 08.11.09 : Encouragement For Me, For You
- 08.08.09 : The Tragedy of Separation and God’s “Plans”
- 08.06.09 : RSVP, Just Me
- 07.29.09 : The If-Only Game
- 07.27.09 : Included
- 07.24.09 : An Apology
- 07.15.09 : Faith Like a …
- 07.08.09 : Open Adoption Roundtable #3: Wishlist
- 06.30.09 : Maybe I’m Too Radical?
- 06.29.09 : No Longer Defined by One Title
- 06.21.09 : To Read About Adoption or To Ignore It
- 06.21.09 : Open Adoption Roundtable #2: Fathers
- 06.17.09 : Internet Bickering, My Smile and a Lack of Responsibility
- 06.11.09 : Just Like Every Other Family (But with More Awesome Added)
- 06.09.09 : The Thrill of Blogging? Or Writing? Or What?
- 06.08.09 : Open Adoption Roundtable #1: What One Thing
- 06.06.09 : Maybe That’s Where My Peace Came From
- 06.03.09 : A Little Bit … Grumpy
- 05.18.09 : Another Visit Ends
- 05.10.09 : Learning with my Boy(s)
- 05.06.09 : You Can Dress It Up But It Is Still Sleazy
- 05.05.09 : I Held it Together… Until Now
- 04.28.09 : Thoughts on the Adoption Conference
- 04.26.09 : Being Where I Was Meant to Be
- 04.15.09 : You’re Telling Me
- 04.10.09 : Perspective
- 04.08.09 : The Hard Stuff of Open Adoption
- 04.02.09 : Planning Things
- 03.09.09 : Challenges
- 02.26.09 : I’ve Been Quiet, I’ve Been Working on It
- 02.15.09 : You’re Doing it Wrong
- 02.10.09 : When I Sing for Me, I Sing for Her
- 02.05.09 : A Week of Silence
- 01.27.09 : I Need Your Help
- 01.27.09 : Musings on a Visit
- 01.22.09 : Leaving on a Jet… Truck
- 01.19.09 : Emotional Week
- 01.16.09 : A Word on Marketing
- 01.13.09 : Needing Writers
- 01.10.09 : A Warning?
- 01.06.09 : Working Through it All
- 01.04.09 : Let’s See How Far We Go!
- 12.31.08 : Too Much
- 12.23.08 : Smiling & Speechless
- 12.19.08 : Made My Day
- 12.14.08 : Singing on Her Birthday, Expanded Upon
- 12.13.08 : Happy Birthday
- 12.12.08 : Five Years Ago, Almost: Expanded Upon
- 12.08.08 : Birthday Week Blues
- 12.06.08 : Daughter
- 12.02.08 : Breakdown in Limited Too
- 11.29.08 : What An Overwhelming Time of Year
- 11.27.08 : Thanks with No Buts
- 11.24.08 : Birthdays & Individuality
- 11.18.08 : Expanded From My Journal: The Concept of Mine
- 11.14.08 : Right Decision or Not, I Sing
- 11.11.08 : I Want to Help Someone
- 11.10.08 : It’s National Sweeping Generalization Month!
- 11.09.08 : Someone Said Snow
- 11.05.08 : Will This Be the Change We Need? I Dare to Hope.
- 11.03.08 : You Can Tell Me That Race Has Nothing To Do With It
- 10.30.08 : Mysterious Works
- 10.27.08 : He Doesn’t Forget Her
- 10.25.08 : Screw All This Introspective Gender Talk
- 10.24.08 : More Gender Gift Thoughts with Adoption Issues Thrown In
- 10.21.08 : Birthday Time Rolling In
- 10.13.08 : Silence and Friends
- 10.06.08 : Finished Reading Choice
- 10.02.08 : Running
- 09.30.08 : Reading Choice
- 09.29.08 : Newsflash: Life is Hard Work!
- 09.23.08 : Someone Write a Children’s Book
- 09.22.08 : On My Bed, Which One Sets?
- 09.21.08 : Breaking Point
- 09.18.08 : Grief Attaches to Grief
- 09.13.08 : Changes
- 09.05.08 : No One Cares
- 09.04.08 : Boring!
- 09.03.08 : A New Title?
- 09.03.08 : What if the Election Was Being Run on Fathers’ Rights?
- 09.02.08 : Imaginary Friends
- 09.01.08 : Congratulations Are in Order (After a Rant)
- 08.29.08 : Hypotheticals I’d Rather Avoid
- 08.28.08 : Invisibility
- 08.23.08 : It’s Not Your Fault I’m Ignoring You
- 08.19.08 : Sad Versus Sadder Versus Saddest
- 08.19.08 : Trouble Relating
- 08.19.08 : Don’t Tell My Mom: I Like Sweet Tea
- 08.16.08 : What’s Good for the Body is Good for the Soul
- 08.15.08 : Others Triggered by the Phrase “Give Up”
- 08.14.08 : What’s Your Reason
- 08.10.08 : Grumpy on Saturday Night
- 08.07.08 : In Case You Missed It, This is an Adoption Blog
- 08.04.08 : Swaddle Me
- 08.01.08 : About Comments
- 07.28.08 : Buying Things on Vacation
- 07.15.08 : Frustration
- 07.12.08 : Anxious Schmanxious
- 07.02.08 : Questions That Change
- 06.28.08 : Fiercely Protective
- 06.27.08 : Sad, Sad Times
- 06.25.08 : Thoughts on This Month’s Package
- 06.23.08 : Guilt and Shame
- 06.23.08 : Green
- 06.21.08 : Singing
- 06.20.08 : But Why?
- 06.19.08 : Wounded Heart? Got That!
- 06.18.08 : 367
- 06.18.08 : It’s Too Late to Apologize
- 06.17.08 : Ever the Same
- 06.17.08 : Learned
- 06.16.08 : Back in the Saddle Again
- 06.08.08 : I’ve Been Wondering Where the Trolls Have Been
- 06.08.08 : Oh, Canada
- 06.07.08 : But What If Its All Ebb?
- 06.06.08 : Better Off Without You
- 06.05.08 : I Can’t Read my Schedule
- 06.04.08 : Have You Heard This Song?
- 06.02.08 : Therapy, Oh, Therapy
- 05.31.08 : What If It All Means Something
- 05.30.08 : Mailed On Time
- 05.27.08 : I’m Never There
- 05.21.08 : 90210 & Adoption
- 05.19.08 : When Birth Mothers Pit Against One Another
- 05.17.08 : In Dreams
- 05.16.08 : Goodbye!
- 05.15.08 : Revolutionary (or Evolutionary, even) Titleage
- 05.11.08 : Well, At Least She’s Honest
- 05.10.08 : Breakdown
- 05.10.08 : First Mother’s Day and Onward
- 05.09.08 : Amazing. Simply Amazing.
- 05.08.08 : My Pastor Acknowledged That Mother’s Day is Hard
- 05.07.08 : Grumpy is as Grumpy Does
- 05.06.08 : Two-Handed Motherhood
- 05.01.08 : So, Therapy
- 04.30.08 : Paper and Pen
- 04.27.08 : My Wish
- 04.23.08 : I Watched the Stinkin’ Movie
- 04.22.08 : A Ramble of Sorts
- 04.21.08 : Holy Moly. It’s Online!
- 04.18.08 : Same and Different
- 04.16.08 : Having an Okay Day
- 04.11.08 : Update on Redbook
- 04.11.08 : When It All Comes Back to Good
- 04.10.08 : Ew.
- 04.10.08 : Don’t Rush Me
- 04.06.08 : Read It. Weep.
- 04.06.08 : Walking Down the Long Hallway
- 04.05.08 : Babies
- 04.01.08 : The Weight is Heavy
- 03.28.08 : Having a Hard Time
- 03.28.08 : AdoptionBlogs Hiring
- 03.27.08 : Use Your Voice
- 03.23.08 : Easter Morning Loss
- 03.18.08 : Is This Proof of One Thing or a Test of Another?
- 03.13.08 : When Real Life Over Shadows Everything Else
- 03.08.08 : Passing it On
- 03.08.08 : What Do People Think?
- 03.04.08 : Learning
- 03.04.08 : I Will Never Be Silenced
- 03.01.08 : Strange Night
- 03.01.08 : The Moment You Realize Therapy Has Done You Good
- 02.27.08 : *smirk* So True
- 02.25.08 : Oh! Thanks! I Didn’t Know She Was Unwanted!
- 02.25.08 : Now This is a Movie I’d Go See!
- 02.23.08 : Poor Unwanted Babies and Pesky Birth Parent Rights!
- 02.21.08 : Amusing Use of Terms
- 02.21.08 : What Would the Numbers Say?
- 02.19.08 : My Reality
- 02.19.08 : Curiouser and Curiouser
- 02.18.08 : A Public Service Announcement
- 02.14.08 : Juno Director Addresses Some Criticism
- 02.14.08 : Love
- 02.12.08 : It’s a Bit Early But I’m Kind of Busy
- 02.11.08 : Please Read This if You Are a Colorado Constituent
- 02.07.08 : Augh. Go Away, Juno.
- 02.07.08 : Well, That’s Not Cool
- 02.07.08 : A Conversation
- 02.01.08 : Rescheduled
- 01.31.08 : Still Pondering
- 01.29.08 : Gulp.
- 01.28.08 : What Do You Want to Say?
- 01.25.08 : I Don’t Want to Sound Mean… BUT…
- 01.22.08 : This Is Why
- 01.22.08 : Join the Cause
- 01.22.08 : See Me Steaming?
- 01.22.08 : Panic Attack in Aisle 9
- 01.16.08 : Birth Parents: TAKE THIS SURVEY!
- 01.15.08 : Ohio Adoption Record News
- 01.15.08 : Okay. So. Pray.
- 01.13.08 : Please Read and Consider Contributing
- 01.08.08 : Un-Quiet and All Riled Up
- 01.07.08 : Quiet Right Now
- 12.28.07 : Well Then!
- 12.23.07 : Sideswiped by Angels
- 12.17.07 : Ups and Downs in Adoption Talk
- 12.14.07 : Excuse Me While I Get “Extremely Chaotic” Up In This Piece
- 12.13.07 : Four
- 12.08.07 : I Should Be Napping, Possibly Dreaming
- 12.05.07 : HEY! YOU! YES YOU!
- 11.30.07 : A Nap, A Sundae and …
- 11.29.07 : Quickly, Quickly
- 11.28.07 : Some Breastfeeding Thoughts
- 11.27.07 : So Tired
- 11.26.07 : I’d Give Anything
- 11.25.07 : Just a Link Today
- 11.24.07 : A Letter to the Munchkin
- 11.24.07 : The Art of Losing
- 11.23.07 : Children. Pfft.
- 11.22.07 : The Easy Way Out on Thanksgiving
- 11.21.07 : I Keep Expecting
- 11.20.07 : Why Are Some Questions Okay and Not Others?
- 11.19.07 : What Colors? What Colors?
- 11.18.07 : Three? Four? Uh…
- 11.17.07 : My House Smells Like Cake
- 11.16.07 : Some Happenings
- 11.15.07 : I Can’t Live
- 11.14.07 : When You’re Friends
- 11.13.07 : When I Want to Shut Down
- 11.12.07 : Funk
- 11.11.07 : More Panic
- 11.10.07 : Flashbacks
- 11.09.07 : Green-Eyed Much?
- 11.09.07 : Music, Adoption, Felicity and Robin Williams? Okay.
- 11.08.07 : Upgraded this Blog
- 11.08.07 : Please Clear Up Some Confusion
- 11.08.07 : Better versus Different
- 11.07.07 : Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
- 11.06.07 : Go. Watch. See. Feel.
- 11.06.07 : Words for My Only Daughter
- 11.06.07 : Share Yourself
- 11.05.07 : We Brought it Back
- 11.04.07 : I Wish I Would Have
- 11.04.07 : Adoption as ANY Kind of “Out”
- 11.03.07 : She’s My Little Piece Of
- 11.02.07 : Times Like These. And Those. And This One Over Here.
- 11.01.07 : It Really Was a Long December (+NaBloPoMo GO!)
- 10.31.07 : I Think I Have More to Say On This One
- 10.30.07 : Well, Now My Face Is Covered in Snot
- 10.29.07 : A Conversation That Didn’t Suck
- 10.25.07 : But I Know Their Zip Code
- 10.24.07 : My Experience with Denial, Postpartum Depression and Relinquishment
- 10.24.07 : Brief Reminder
- 10.23.07 : Day Seven: Seven Simple/True Things About Me
- 10.22.07 : Day Six: Seven Simple/True Things About Me
- 10.22.07 : Day Five: Seven Simple/True Things About Me
- 10.21.07 : Day Four: Seven Simple/True Things About Me
- 10.19.07 : Day Three: Seven Simple/True Things About Me
- 10.18.07 : Day Two: Seven Simple/True Things About Me
- 10.17.07 : Seven Simple/True Things in Seven Days
- 10.15.07 : Transracial Study
- 10.15.07 : Who Cares About Them Birth Parent People!
- 10.15.07 : Sweaty Palms
- 10.10.07 : I Need Some Witty Comebacks, Please!
- 10.09.07 : Memories and Dreams
- 10.07.07 : So, It’s Not Just the Drivers that Suck
- 10.04.07 : Apparently I’m a Bad Mom
- 10.03.07 : Placement and Attachment Parenting
- 10.01.07 : Bits and Pieces
- 09.29.07 : New First Mom Blog
- 09.28.07 : Mainstream Recognition Forces Lack of Secrecy
- 09.27.07 : Showering
- 09.21.07 : Video of Physical Relinquishment
- 09.20.07 : Well, I’m Sobbing
- 09.19.07 : Your Mom Was Pro-Life! (Or… not.)
- 09.18.07 : Doll Alert! Doll Alert!
- 09.17.07 : Cure All for Frustration
- 09.16.07 : Autumn Arriving
- 09.13.07 : Smell and Memory
- 09.11.07 : There She Grows
- 09.10.07 : Making It
- 09.10.07 : Generic Magnadoodle Love Messages
- 09.09.07 : School Day Blues
- 09.07.07 : I’m Not Good Enough
- 09.06.07 : So, How Are Things?
- 09.03.07 : On Feeling Threatened, Flip Side
- 08.31.07 : Tackling Regret
- 08.30.07 : On Feeling Threatened
- 08.29.07 : Behind on Things
- 08.27.07 : Family is Always Family
- 08.26.07 : Mother Talks About Unplanned Pregnancy
- 08.24.07 : Well, That Solves That One
- 08.23.07 : I Don’t Want to Deal With This
- 08.22.07 : In Need of Writing Pairs
- 08.20.07 : Flip Question: Do First Parents Feel Differently About Their Children?
- 08.20.07 : This Is Sick and Sad
- 08.20.07 : I Can’t Escape
- 08.11.07 : Vacay, Again!
- 08.09.07 : How It Feels to Be Tagged
- 08.08.07 : The First Year
- 08.08.07 : Calling (First) Mothers in Fully Open Adoptions
- 08.07.07 : In Case You Wonder What I’m Reading
- 08.07.07 : Write-Up of Yesterday’s Open Adoption Chat
- 08.07.07 : Anti-Racist Parent Meme
- 08.06.07 : My Spin on the LA Times Article
- 08.06.07 : “The Rest Is Still Unwritten”
- 08.02.07 : Naked Blogging
- 08.01.07 : Bubbling to the Surface
- 08.01.07 : Forgiving Parents: How?
- 07.30.07 : The Family Tree Book
- 07.30.07 : Down and Out?
- 07.30.07 : Share Your Opinions
- 07.30.07 : Still Stinging
- 07.28.07 : The Answer to the Question: We Gave Up A Lot
- 07.26.07 : If I’d Been Smarter or Loved More…
- 07.25.07 : I’m Stirring the Pot
- 07.25.07 : Turn the Radio OFF, Jenna
- 07.25.07 : Less Rights are ALWAYS the Answer
- 07.24.07 : Flubbing Through Another Topic
- 07.24.07 : I Need New Genes… and Jeans
- 07.20.07 : Health News
- 07.17.07 : Commitments and the Like
- 07.17.07 : New Design
- 07.17.07 : A Daughter’s Plea
- 07.16.07 : Chew On This
- 07.12.07 : More Agency Lies
- 07.12.07 : Briefly, Health
- 07.10.07 : Make New Friends
- 07.06.07 : Phone Fun
- 07.05.07 : I’ve Been Reading
- 07.03.07 : Letting Go of the Dream House
- 06.28.07 : A Rose Among a BUNCH of Thorns
- 06.26.07 : On a Lighter Note: More Genetics
- 06.26.07 : OA Support
- 06.26.07 : I’m Just Gonna Say It
- 06.23.07 : When the Truth Hurts
- 06.22.07 : Sign (Another) the Petition
- 06.21.07 : Yes, I’ll Take One Nap and a Bubble Bath To Go
- 06.20.07 : Nature versus Nurture
- 06.19.07 : Pregnancy, a Munchkin and Salami
- 06.18.07 : Visiting with Anxiety
- 06.18.07 : My Seal
- 06.12.07 : Quick Stuff
- 06.06.07 : Some Prayers
- 06.06.07 : Goin’ to the Chapel
- 06.05.07 : More Flippin’ Racism
- 06.04.07 : I’m Talkin’ ‘Bout MY Generation
- 05.31.07 : The Experiences and Needs of Birth Fathers
- 05.30.07 : Can I Tell You Something?
- 05.27.07 : Find Brick Wall, Beat Head
- 05.25.07 : A Few Things
- 05.23.07 : I’m Not Avoiding Adoption
- 05.15.07 : Questions and Questionining and Que
- 05.10.07 : Words Like These
- 04.25.07 : I Cannot
- 04.24.07 : Read This Book
- 04.20.07 : No Warm Fuzzy Feeling
- 04.17.07 : Speak Out, ALWAYS Speak Out
- 04.17.07 : Birthday Girl, Our Hearts Are With You
- 04.16.07 : Blog Blitz
- 04.13.07 : Seriously Though, I’m Beefed
- 04.12.07 : If I Wasn’t Already Nauseous… EW!
- 04.11.07 : It’s Not Easy Being Green
- 04.11.07 : A Book We’re Purchasing
- 04.09.07 : An Article Written Just for Me, Just for Today
- 04.06.07 : Watch, Listen, Vote
- 04.04.07 : Thinky McThinker
- 04.04.07 : Immortal Words
- 04.03.07 : Home
- 04.02.07 : Disco-ing
- 04.01.07 : Score!
- 04.01.07 : The Lies They Were Told
- 03.31.07 : Failures as a Mother
- 03.30.07 : Ouch.
- 03.29.07 : Her Words Catch Me Off Guard
- 03.27.07 : Mixed & Overwhelmed
- 03.26.07 : Language Differences
- 03.24.07 : T-3.someodd Hours
- 03.22.07 : Less Than Two Days
- 03.20.07 : That Solves That Problem
- 03.19.07 : Calling All Real Moms
- 03.19.07 : New Book Review Posted
- 03.17.07 : I Say a Little Pray for You
- 03.16.07 : Crazy Eights
- 03.14.07 : I
- 03.13.07 : Great Post on Open Adoption
- 03.13.07 : TTC, Anxiety and the “Girl Issue”
- 03.12.07 : Good Idea: Travel Journal
- 03.09.07 : Lunch with a Good Friend
- 03.08.07 : Mind Over Matter
- 03.07.07 : I Wanna Dance With You
- 03.06.07 : Call for a Blogger!
- 03.06.07 : This is Denise, my Lesbian Lover
- 03.05.07 : If Your Child Divorces You, Are You Negated?
- 03.05.07 : And the Veil Lifts
- 03.04.07 : I Saw my Daughter Today
- 03.02.07 : Respect? Pffft.
- 03.02.07 : Kellie Pickler Made Me Cry: How Embarassing
- 02.28.07 : Book Review: The Girls
- 02.27.07 : One of my Kids Has Four Parents, Too.
- 02.26.07 : Dear Me 2003
- 02.24.07 : Adoption and Abortion in Japan
- 02.24.07 : SnibSnubbery
- 02.23.07 : Just Like Yours
- 02.22.07 : Our New Home
- 02.22.07 : Blog Has Moved
- 02.20.07 : You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me
- 02.20.07 : You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me
- 02.19.07 : To Sing or Not to Sing
- 02.19.07 : Updated
- 02.14.07 : If I Could, I Would
- 02.13.07 : Study Schmudy
- 02.12.07 : Love…
- 02.12.07 : Love…
- 02.11.07 : It’s Okay to Not Be Ready
- 02.11.07 : It’s Okay to Not Be Ready
- 02.06.07 : Videos from ANLC Spew NOTHING but LIES
- 02.05.07 : Montel Epitomized
- 02.03.07 : Claud on TV Monday
- 02.02.07 : I Just Want to Curl Up Inside of Myself
- 01.27.07 : Music to Obsessively Clean Your Bathroom To
- 01.24.07 : Thinking Aloud Again – Bookless Topics
- 01.23.07 : Let’s Switch Shoes for a Day or Two
- 01.23.07 : Let’s Switch Shoes for a Day or Two
- 01.20.07 : EW! EW! EW!
- 01.19.07 : Unethical Agency? Speak Up!
- 01.19.07 : More Rambling
- 01.18.07 : Why Am I Here?
- 01.17.07 : Dawn of a New Era? HA!
- 01.04.07 : Oh Therapy
- 01.03.07 : Camera-less-ness and Meetings
- 01.03.07 : I Win.
- 01.02.07 : The 2007 Baby Boom
- 01.02.07 : 2007
- 12.27.06 : Feeling Dark
- 12.22.06 : Ah-Choo
- 12.20.06 : Chronicles Year in Review
- 12.19.06 : On Repeat, Mrs. Sarah McLachlan
- 12.13.06 : New Advances in Open Adoption
- 12.08.06 : Yep, Neurotic
- 12.03.06 : Neurosis of the Day
- 11.12.06 : Need Your Help or… SURVEY FUN!
- 11.12.06 : Need Your Help or… SURVEY FUN!
- 10.07.06 : CRAP!
- 10.07.06 : Panic Attacks
- 09.29.06 : Stuff n’Things
- 09.29.06 : Stuff n’Things
- 09.26.06 : Because We All Need Some Heart-Warming
- 09.23.06 : Disney World
- 09.21.06 : I’m Live!
- 09.21.06 : I’m Live!
- 09.17.06 : Big News
- 09.14.06 : Oh No She Didn’t!
- 09.14.06 : Oh No She Didn’t!
- 09.14.06 : Family Pictures Not Taken
- 09.14.06 : My Opinion of Totally Crossing the Line
- 09.11.06 : Another 9/11 Adoption Connection
- 09.11.06 : The Saddest of Tributes
- 09.05.06 : Unsolicited Pregnancy/Child Advice
- 09.01.06 : Guest Blogging & Nostalgia
- 08.31.06 : Nobody Told Me
- 08.30.06 : I Can’t Even Think of a Subject that Doesn’t Contain a Cuss Word
- 08.30.06 : I Can’t Even Think of a Subject that Doesn’t Contain a Cuss Word
- 08.29.06 : My Letter to NBC
- 08.23.06 : The Visit Dreams are Made Of
- 08.15.06 : Protected: An Open Letter, If You Will
- 08.15.06 : An Open Letter, If You Will
- 08.08.06 : Now I’m the Buttface
- 08.08.06 : Now I’m the Buttface
- 08.08.06 : I Need to Vent
- 07.31.06 : False Advertising
- 07.18.06 : Donations Needed
- 07.17.06 : Just Pray
- 07.16.06 : December Will Always Be Long
- 07.13.06 : Loss
- 07.10.06 : Choice
- 07.09.06 : On Writing
- 07.07.06 : Voices in my Heart
- 07.03.06 : Got a Story? Wanna Share?
- 07.02.06 : Aww, The LA Times is Sad. But Still Wrong.
- 07.01.06 : Media Hits Another All Time Low
- 06.30.06 : And Then There are Some…
- 06.30.06 : And Then There are Some…
- 06.27.06 : Bummer of the Summer
- 06.25.06 : Things I Dealt With
- 06.24.06 : Planning Our Memorial
- 06.21.06 : The Sweetest Words
- 06.20.06 : It Sucks When Other Firstmoms Just Don’t Get It
- 06.20.06 : It Sucks When Other Firstmoms Just Don’t Get It
- 06.19.06 : We’re Home
- 06.19.06 : We’re Home
- 06.16.06 : Rose
- 06.15.06 : What’s Up, Doc(s)?
- 06.15.06 : What’s Up, Doc(s)?
- 06.14.06 : The First Rays of Hope
- 06.13.06 : NBC: Thank You
- 06.12.06 : Easy, Eh?
- 06.11.06 : Don’t Blame Yourself
- 06.11.06 : Don’t Blame Yourself
- 06.11.06 : Grieving Process; 201
- 06.09.06 : June 8, 2006
- 06.08.06 : Get a Load of This
- 06.07.06 : “Own”
- 06.07.06 : “Own”
- 06.06.06 : Fears
- 06.04.06 : Ringlets
- 06.02.06 : Is One Called “Paler than Avon’s Lightest Shade of Foundation?”
- 06.01.06 : Naptime
- 05.31.06 : Clarification
- 05.30.06 : I’m Still Mad as Hell
- 05.30.06 : I’m Still Mad as Hell
- 05.29.06 : Adoption Adoption Adoption …
- 05.29.06 : Adoption Adoption Adoption …
- 05.28.06 : From Across the Street
- 05.28.06 : Very Quickly
- 05.26.06 : Note
- 05.25.06 : For Sale
- 05.23.06 : A Letter
- 05.23.06 : 409 Thousand Kinds of Wrong
- 05.23.06 : Firstparent & Adoptee Boundaries; It’s About Respect
- 05.23.06 : Firstparent & Adoptee Boundaries; It’s About Respect
- 05.22.06 : Laughter
- 05.22.06 : Nostalgia for Things that Didn’t Happen
- 05.22.06 : Nostalgia for Things that Didn’t Happen
- 05.21.06 : Statistics Schmatistics
- 05.20.06 : For Those Who Doubt
- 05.20.06 : Lack of Anger
- 05.19.06 : Anger Schmanger
- 05.18.06 : Well That was Awful
- 05.16.06 : Mother’s Day Gifts, Tattoos and Tears
- 05.16.06 : The Advice that Changed my Husband’s Life
- 05.16.06 : The Advice that Changed my Husband’s Life
- 05.15.06 : Some People on the Intraweb Warm my Heart
- 05.15.06 : Things I Want to Ask ANLC
- 05.14.06 : Oh, Munchkin
- 05.14.06 : My Mother’s Day
- 05.14.06 : My Mother’s Day
- 05.13.06 : My Thoughts on Today
- 05.12.06 : Na-Na-Na
- 05.12.06 : Recognition
- 05.12.06 : A Shout Out to Blogging Baby
- 05.12.06 : Shout Out to (Adoptive) Moms in Open Adoption
- 05.11.06 : She Speaks
- 04.28.06 : Speaking Up, Speaking Out
- 04.27.06 : You’re a Jellyfish
- 04.27.06 : You’re a Jellyfish
- 04.26.06 : My Views on Closing Open Adoptions for No “Good” Reason
- 04.26.06 : My Views on Closing Open Adoptions for No “Good” Reason
- 04.26.06 : New Low for Agencies
- 04.24.06 : Birthday Eve
- 04.24.06 : Happy, Happy Birthday
- 04.23.06 : Dreams
- 04.22.06 : Most Convoluted Post EVAR
- 04.21.06 : Tooting my Own Horn
- 04.20.06 : I Just Don’t Like People
- 04.20.06 : I Just Don’t Like People
- 04.19.06 : Only Grace
- 04.18.06 : My House is a Mess
- 04.17.06 : MomReady.com
- 04.14.06 : Therapy Plus Tonight
- 04.14.06 : I’m Gonna Cuss… even use the F word! OH NOES!
- 04.14.06 : I’m Gonna Cuss… even use the F word! OH NOES!
- 04.13.06 : Therapy Gem #1
- 04.13.06 : Today’s Therapy Breakthrough
- 04.13.06 : Today’s Therapy Breakthrough
- 04.11.06 : He’s Sick; But I Love the Snot Out of Him
- 04.11.06 : Motherhood
- 04.07.06 : Heart on my Sleeve
- 04.03.06 : The Difference in Motherhoods
- 04.02.06 : A New Emotion
- 04.01.06 : It Took Awhile. He Came Around.
- 03.28.06 : Oh, the Beauty of it All
- 03.28.06 : M. Oron. Party of 131,017. And Counting!
- 03.27.06 : “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls
- 03.27.06 : “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls
- 03.25.06 : Working
- 03.21.06 : Late Night Dreams
- 03.19.06 : Home
- 03.16.06 : More On One-Sided Stories
- 03.15.06 : Meeting Interwebbers
- 03.15.06 : Lines in the Sand
- 03.14.06 : Reading Old Stuff
- 03.14.06 : Sad
- 03.12.06 : A Poem
- 03.09.06 : Tears
- 03.09.06 : Also and More Over
- 03.09.06 : Incoherent Ramblings on Pretending Birthfamilies Don’t Exist
- 03.09.06 : Incoherent Ramblings on Pretending Birthfamilies Don’t Exist
- 03.06.06 : Deal or No Deal
- 03.06.06 : *yawn, stretch*
- 03.03.06 : Yes, I’m on Drugs
- 03.03.06 : Yes, I’m on Drugs
- 03.02.06 : I Can’t Forget Them
- 03.02.06 : I Can’t Forget Them
- 03.02.06 : Family Dynamics
- 03.01.06 : Grand Aspirations
- 02.28.06 : Unpopular
- 02.28.06 : Homework Assignment #1
- 02.27.06 : The Long Road
- 02.25.06 : When the Munchkin Met BigBrother
- 02.25.06 : Nick Nack Paddy Wack
- 02.23.06 : I Have Homework?
- 02.22.06 : The Big Bad “R” Word
- 02.22.06 : Newsflash: Open Adoption isn’t a Guaranteed Path to Happiness
- 02.21.06 : Back!
- 02.13.06 : Our Own Year
- 02.12.06 : Orange Kittens and Snow
- 02.10.06 : They Say it Better
- 02.10.06 : How I Hate Thee; Let me Count Thy Ways!
- 02.09.06 : I’ll Never Be a Good Mom
- 02.09.06 : Two Children: One Love
- 02.08.06 : I Wore Sandals that Night
- 02.08.06 : From September 2003
- 02.07.06 : O is for Octopus
- 02.07.06 : Let’s Judge People! For FUN!
- 02.07.06 : One Word
- 02.05.06 : Days I Miss Her Most
- 02.02.06 : I Guess it Started Early
- 02.02.06 : Old Words Revisited, 1
- 01.19.06 : Quietly Mothering
- 01.16.06 : Honey! I’m Home!
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