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"Where's Baby Lily, Mommy?": August 2012
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Where's Baby Lily, Mommy? ONE FAMILY'S MISGUIDED TOUR THROUGH DOMESTIC ADOPTION. 47: "WAS THE COOKIE TIN TOO FULL OR TOO EMPTY? IT'S AN OFFENSIVE QUESTION IN THE CASE OF ADOPTION, BUT THE TRUTH IS, IT DID COME UP. I had written out a small gift card for each boy. The cards read something like the following (I can't recall the exact wording):. Please hug me if you are ever feeling sad! I had stood in the kitchen, carefully placing the cookies into a tin, while my mom peered over my shoulder. My mom remove...
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"Where's Baby Lily, Mommy?": # 86: BIRTHMOTHER'S BIRTHDAY
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Where's Baby Lily, Mommy? ONE FAMILY'S MISGUIDED TOUR THROUGH DOMESTIC ADOPTION. After a busy day with the kids and Tom's parents, I was eager to go to sleep, but I sat down to write an email to Kendra instead. It was her birthday, and I'd been thinking about her all day. This is the email I sent Kendra at exactly 9:51 pm:. I'm pretty sure the paperwork said it is your 25th birthday today! Happy Birthday from all of us! It must be lovely there during the holidays. Everyone is simply thrilled. My in l...
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"Where's Baby Lily, Mommy?": December 2012
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Where's Baby Lily, Mommy? ONE FAMILY'S MISGUIDED TOUR THROUGH DOMESTIC ADOPTION. 59: HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY! Baby Lily's First Birthday. I hope that wherever you are in this world you are loved, happy, and healthy. Is your birthday cake made of ice cream or did you get the fancier fondant kind, complete with your own little smash cake? What presents did you receive? Did you have a party with a super girly party theme? But that is unlikely. And even if possible (it is of course possible. I, on the other han...
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"Where's Baby Lily, Mommy?": November 2012
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Where's Baby Lily, Mommy? ONE FAMILY'S MISGUIDED TOUR THROUGH DOMESTIC ADOPTION. 57: I DIDN'T LOVE HER LIKE MY OWN. Oh my God," Tracey muttered, "she's the most beautiful baby ever! Jim and Tracey were staring at Lily, who slept peacefully in the bassinet. She's amazing," Jim said. "This is all so amazing. Congratulations, guys.". Well, she's not ours for sure yet," I quickly reminded them. "The birth father has another three weeks to contest the adoption.". What you guys went through was terribly disapp...
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How to be a Normal Family | Bitch, You Left Me
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Bitch, You Left Me. Adult adoptees, real talk. Shit People Say to Adoptees. Geographies of Kinship: Please support this exciting and important new film! How to be a Normal Family. February 8, 2012. A small girl wriggles around on the couch under a blanket. Rubs the soft corner against her cheek. The doctor enters the room, closes the door. he tells the mother to lay on top of the small girl. when the small girl screams, her sound is muffled by the weight of the mother’s love. Dad: Chase girls around.
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"Where's Baby Lily, Mommy?": July 2012
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Where's Baby Lily, Mommy? ONE FAMILY'S MISGUIDED TOUR THROUGH DOMESTIC ADOPTION. Dear Jennifer of December 2011. I am writing from the future too late, but lost time is no excuse for further procrastination. And though this note cannot stop the events as they pertained to the adoption of Baby Lily, well then, perhaps it can prevent some other ignorant prospective adoptive parent from falling prey to similar grievances. You will be blindsided because you will have focused too much on Kendra's well being&#...
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"Where's Baby Lily, Mommy?": # 90: LILY'S 3rd BIRTHDAY
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Where's Baby Lily, Mommy? ONE FAMILY'S MISGUIDED TOUR THROUGH DOMESTIC ADOPTION. 90: LILY'S 3rd BIRTHDAY. Today is your third birthday. I hope you are celebrating somewhere with people who love and care for you. I hope you are happy and healthy. I hope that your natural mother and all members of your biological family, both maternal and paternal, are also well under the circumstances of so much loss. Is it possible you have played beside our Sara, now age five, at a local park? I attended a writers' conf...
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SeaBarries: August 2011
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The journey of a first mom finding her son, lost to adoption, and all the crap she buried along the way. Tuesday, August 23, 2011. So, barring any unforeseen calamities, count me in for Chicago. Who knows, maybe there will be a very special someone demonstrating with me? A girl can hope. I have an idea. Some of my questions are, would this seem too pushy? And maybe he'll take a step towards me sometime. Saturday, August 20, 2011. Okay, I was on another natural mom's blog offering whatever support that I ...
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SeaBarries: Today He Turns 33
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The journey of a first mom finding her son, lost to adoption, and all the crap she buried along the way. Saturday, May 19, 2012. Today He Turns 33. I can't believe he's 33 years old today. I can't believe how much grief there still is. It just never ends, does it? I hope he has a great day. I hope he's surrounded by his wife, his mom and his friends that love him. I hope he takes a minute out of his day to think of me and I hope when he does, he feels all the love that I am sending him. Today He Turns 33.
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