We met with the adoption attorney and now have our assignment, put together a 7 page book that portrays every mother to be’s fantasy of where her child will wind up. Hmmm, gives me pause just how to put that together. Would the mother want a slice of the wild side or would she prefer to think that her child will grow up in a staid, uneventful household? Christmas trees and Santa Claus? Moi? T?<\/p>\n
How to look normal when you’re not. I think I would tell this woman that I grew up learning how to behave through Leave it to Beaver, Andy Griffith, Father Knows Best and Bonanza. Had I paid attention to the parents who were actually raising me, I’d be a stark raving lunatic.<\/p>\n
I wonder how many from my generation were given their moral instruction via the tube? I’d have to say I knew and know few families that came close to mirroring the parental role Andy played or even Aunt Bea for that matter.<\/p>\n
Yes, Dear Birthmother, I was raised right; it just might not come across so well in the photos I send.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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