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Five Things This Feminist Mom is Grateful for on Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Sure, I get to leave the dishes in the sink and the dirty laundry in the hamper today. And it’s great that “some people” (you know who you are!) are going to make me dinner tonight, but on the tenth…

One Way Adoption Isn’t Like Having a Biological Child

Thursday, April 22, 2010

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“This is where I was found.” That’s what PunditGirl told her class when we presented a slide show of photos from our recent trip of a lifetime — one that will result in the…

The Media’s Slant on Russian Adoptee Story is Getting on My Last Nerve

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

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Several months ago, I weighed in on another adoption “give back” story, so I’m not going to rehash that all again — you can read my feelings about that at my post called There Should be No Give Backs…

Mothers of Intention: Getting Over My Jet Lag Edition!

Monday, April 5, 2010

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Yes, the PunditMom family is back from our amazing tour of China, and I’m trying to decide what I want to share about things other than the tourist stops — our visit to PunditGirl’s orphanage and the…

A Taste of China

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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So, we made it and we are nearing the end of week one on our whirlwind tour of China! Unfortunately, PunditGirl is a bit under the weather, so today we are missing the Giant Buddha, but we want her…

Ready or Not, Here We Come!

Friday, March 19, 2010

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At the Summer Palace in Beijing, there is a tourist attraction called The Long Corridor. It doesn’t seem so long at first, but it’s a hefty little stroll along Kunming Lake. The paintings almost bring the ancient royal families…

Three Weeks Until the Journey of a Lifetime

Friday, February 26, 2010

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In three weeks, my family and I will be on a big ol’ jet airliner heading for China. You may be thinking, “Oh, man! She’s so lucky to be going on a fabulous, exotic vacation like that!” And I am…

Mothers of Intention — Are We Going to Let Haitian Orphans Die?

Monday, January 18, 2010

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As a mom by adoption to the fabulous PunditGirl, it was difficult for me to watch all the footage in the past days about the many orphans in Haiti — especially the ones who have parents who are…

November is Adoption Awareness Month — There Should be No ‘Give Backs’ in Adoption

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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“Give backs” are for bad holiday gifts, not for children. There are few things that truly make me lose it, but sensational media coverage of adoption is one of those things. So bear with me…

PunditMom Rants (again) About Media Coverage of Adoption — It’s Not Just About Madonna

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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I really try to stick to more political things here at PunditMom, but sometimes I have to speak up when the media gets out of control with its coverage of adoption. This week, the Washington Post wrote this headline,

Dear Vanity Fair, Stop Asking Stupid Questions about Adoption

Thursday, June 26, 2008

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Vanity Fair gets PunditMom’s new “Stupidest Question of the Month” award! I only occasionally buy Vanity Fair, but I’m stocking up on some vacation reading and thought the the July issue would be good on the airplane. Angelina Jolie…

Happy Mother’s Day, China Mom

Sunday, May 11, 2008

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Here’s an essay I wanted to share that I wrote a couple of years ago. Plenty of my bloggy friends are getting ready to give birth. But some of us became mothers in a different way, though adoption.…