Then and now
In the van on the way back to Hanoi after the G&R (yes, he was trying to scratch out my eyes):
In his room last night after his pre-birthday celebration with Grandma, Grandpops and Nanny Norma:
Adoption Etiquette
This isn’t really directed at PAPs or APs, but for those of you who are friends or family members of PAPs. When someone tells you that s/he is going to start the paperchase for their second adoption, the appropriate response is “great”. If you’re interested, feel free to ask about the details of the process. Please, do not say, “what? why? Oscar doesn’t need a brother or sister” or, in response to the possibility that the child will come from Ethiopia, “you know they have a problem with AIDS babies; can you trust the medical information?”. Please, show the same sort of support you would show anyone having a bio child.
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