Interview with Karen from “We Found Baby S. in China!”
“We Found Baby S. in China!”
Blogging is therapeutic. It’s my own corner of the world to rant about the injustices I see, to comment on life as an adoptive parent , and to <
I started blogging in early June 2006. You can read my first post, which explains why I started the blog. In fact, the whole month of June 2006 is all about obsessing and preparing for our referral information. You can even see our first photos of Marcie there!
I normally blog about the mundane. I’m trying to keep track of the basics– miniature wrestling matches between the kids, first teeth, when they’re sick. You know, the kinds of things most people put in baby books. Some day I’ll add the information to a baby book. But right now, while I’m working during the day and going to law school at night, blogging is all I can muster. Aside from the regular photo-essays and explanations of life here in the S. home, I’ll post an occasional blog about a >a href=”broader” target=”_blank”>http://bsinchina.blogspot.com/2006/06/cost-of-adoption.html”>broader issue. I try not to get too political, though. Not because I’m not opinionated (no shortage of opinions here!), but because this blog is about being a mom. Being a mom who works outside the home. Being a mom who is a student. Being a mom who struggles to be the best mom I can be. Even when it gets hard.
Of COURSE!
My blog is not anonymous. Because I started it as an adoption journal so my family and friends could follow us from receiving our referral through our trip to China, I’ve encouraged them to read. This means I’ll never post anything I wouldn’t be okay with them reading. Does this cause me to censor myself? Of course. But it’s probably for the best. It helps me keep myself in check. I shouldn’t be ranting about things I’m not willing to own up to. Don’t get me wrong– those people who can be completely and utterly frank without fear that they will be recognized, well I do envy them from time to time. Still, I like knowing my mom is checking up on me!
I heard about blogging from other waiting parents in some adoption forums I joined during our wait for Marcie from China. It was cool to get to know some of these families before we traveled to China together.
My brothers and my husband, along with a few other key players, created a free legal website called Megalaw. It’s nothing like my blog. But it’s a cool site nonetheless.
When we were waiting to adopt Casey, I put together a website to introduce us to prospective birthmothers. That’s how Casey’s birthmother found us. We took it down after a while, though.
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