vintage (vin’tij): characterized by excellence, maturity and enduring appeal; classic
Last week I posted about my sadness (largely on behalf of my daughter) that we weren’t able to adopt a second child. Many people commented about the advantages of being or having an only child, and some declared that siblings are not always close.
I have to confess that the comments didn’t make me feel a [...]
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I started a new job this summer, and consequently I’ve been meeting a lot of new people. Since I work for an organization that supports public schools, conversation naturally turns to our kids: where they go to school, how old they are, etc.
Lately I’ve enjoyed watching people try to do the math when I tell [...]
In my journey through the blogosphere tonight, I came across a blog post from a recent adoptive mom about her anger. As I read the post I realized that I’m not angry about our infertility. I can’t remember if I ever was. I know I was terribly sad and sometimes I still am, but the [...]
On Friday VG’s school had their Movathon fundraiser. Last year in kindergarten, VG was so worried about it; she was in tears the night before and was “practicing” running in her room.
This year, as the “vet” she was much more relaxed; still a bit nervous, but excited to compete for the prizes (pizza party or [...]
I’m amazed at how easily the tears come, even now. I haven’t thought about this stuff for years, yet the emotions are alive and well and still (apparently) just under the surface.
So . . . Part 2:
We went to an introductory meeting at our agency. My body was there, I was even listening, and probably [...]
Today’s post in honor of Blog Action Day 2008, is most relevant in the context of open adoption, where birthparents, adoptive parents and adopted children establish and maintain ongoing contact with one another.
There are many, many reasons why birthparents choose adoption rather than parenting, but in the end, it’s about lack of adequate resources – [...]
I was not the kind of girl who dreamed about getting married and having children. I guess I just assumed it would happen, but I wasn’t in a hurry. I wasn’t in a hurry until I couldn’t get pregnant.
We had a late start; I was 38. We began by trying to get pregnant the old-fashioned [...]
I was a chubby kid and an overweight teenager. I’ve been “watching what I eat” since I was in second grade; sometimes watching as I starved myself, sometimes watching as I binged.
One way or another, I eventually got my weight to a reasonable place, and was quite thrilled to lose those “last few pounds” a [...]
And Vintage Girl’s fondest wish has come true . . .
