I got a Kindle last Christmas. One of the first books I purchased and read was Black Anthology: Adult Adoptees Claim Their Space (The AN-YA Project). I’ve read a lot of articles and blog posts by adult adoptees, but not a lot of books. In fact, the last actual transracial adult adoptee book I read, … Continue reading
Back in March, I wrote “Someone Is Wrong on the Internet.” Why did I do that? I’m glad you asked! I belonged to two groups about “African American” hair. On one of them (one that doesn’t have any restrictions on sharing or quoting posts) a woman asked a question. The absurdity of the question and … Continue reading
I know I’ve done this a lot lately: direct you to other blogs. I have so many articles written in my head, but getting them typed out… that’s a different matter entirely. (59 days before we leave California.) The No Bohns About It post, Why in the World Does the Race or Ethnicity of a Foster Child … Continue reading
I know, it’s April Fools Day, so I should be writing about being pregnant or adopting a third child or selling my kids on eBay or something. But, I just don’t do April Fools Day. It’s my grandfather’s birthday, and he’s been dead for 10 years now. Why don’t you give me a paper cut … Continue reading
I’m a little late to the party on this one, but I wanted time to write a well-thought-out response. Just about two weeks ago, a news story went viral: White woman sues sperm bank after she mistakenly gets black donor’s sperm I read five different news articles about the case. What it comes down to … Continue reading
(I converted our domain, rmcsquared.net, into our professional web site and moved all personal content to this blog. This is the last content to be left sitting in draft form.) Jackson and Cassie are African-American/Caucasian, or black and white. Parenting a child of another race does come with some unique challenges. However, the information we … Continue reading
Note: This post is in no way meant to be critical of my cousin Jessica, her new husband, or their families. I love Jessica, and Andrew seems to be a great guy, and specifically, a great guy for her. This post really isn’t about them. Like most posts on this blog, it’s about my kids … Continue reading
Recently, “Her” at Parents of Color Seek Newborn to Adopt asked people for their experiences with Pact, An Adoption Alliance. This post reminded me that I’ve been meaning to blog about our experience with Pact. As you can see by the title, it was not a good one. However, when I reflect on our experience, we didn’t so much … Continue reading
On one post, one of the commenters mentioned my blog roll. Not all of the blogs that I read are listed there. About two years ago, I overhauled the blog. Before that, I did list all of the blogs I read in the Blog Roll, making it ridiculously long. When I chose the blogs to put … Continue reading
Back story: I have an 8-page wish list on Amazon.com, Library Books. Two weeks ago, we took Cassie for her first visit to the library. Max came too, so I got a chance to go through the list and check two books out! I heard about A Gate at the Stairs, by Lorrie Moore, from … Continue reading
Holding to the Ground 