My mother and I had kind of trainwreck of a conversation earlier this week.
It was the kind of conversation where I really wonder how it is possible to go forward now.
We have had so many of those that I didn’t get it too worked up, I have no confidence in our break-ups. They haven’t [...]
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5 Dec
Angels and Monsters and Reunion
28 Nov
The Boxer
I was on the road again tonight. I am on the road a lot. I don’t mind it. Being that I am as laboriously introspective as I am, it gives me time to let my thoughts unravel at will. I get excited at the ideas I have, the ideas pull on [...]
26 Nov
Talking about birth certificate access with others
Boy, did I preach me up a storm today.
*sigh*
It is exhausting.
I was talking with a very interested man from the ACLU, I mean he was interested once we established that NO, I am not asking the ACLU to find my parents for me, NO, I am not concerned that AB372 will LET adoptees get their [...]
22 Nov
Transcendence
The short days of November have not been kind to me. Sometimes the lack of daylight is exhausting.
Yesterday though, yesterday was a good day. I worked at a clients office with some other people. One is this man who insists on calling me, “baby doll” I had decided yesterday that [...]
14 Nov
Blogging: In Public
My mother is not reading my blog anymore.
She would rather have the relationship with me in real time than react to my blog posts.
After the blog I made about the painting that upset her so, which I can understand, but a lot of good came out of. Particularly from Kim.Kim’s comments, which we [...]
6 Nov
We Deserve an Apology
We do. This occurred to me yesterday for the first time really.
I was having a discussion about compromise with a large powerful religious organization who is anti-adoptee rights to our own personal information.
I started in my normal calm way of thinking and discussing this matter. I was going to point out that we [...]
30 Oct
Adoption Pictures?
I noticed they are having a new carnival at Grown in my Heart. I have read many of the entries. I have become kind of fascinated in spite of myself on the different entries, for the different topics.
If for nothing else, it demonstrates how differently people can see the same situation. [...]