There is a language that I use that is different than the usual mom of 2 children. It rolls off my tongue and I'm not sure how many people catch on or if they think about it later. Two lines that I say often that is different than the bio mom is this:
Whenever I'm relating to when my children entered our family, I do not say "when West was born". I say "when West came home . . . ." A little different if you are paying attention.
A little more humorous that I notice I say-- I said it to the paint store man yesterday-- is when someone says something like "2 boys? Do you have any girls?"
and I respond with "No, but we are thinking about getting one"
Monday, March 30, 2009
Adoption Language
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6 comments:
Made me smile! :)
LOL! We were talking about all the questions we get the other day. Adoption sure does keep you on your toes when answering strangers.
Love it. It is funny to catch what you say sometimes...especially if you are in a hurry and don't want to go into the long, drawn-out adoption conversation!
Why leave it to chance? We know what we want. Do people put in orders for 'whatever they want to send'? No, you pick just the make and model you want... ;) Well, if your little girl was half as cute as your two boys ... you'll be in trouble in about 15 years!
Dan and I sat on our bed on Easter and decided to have more kids with our clothes on. We laughed b/c most people don't plan to expand their families sitting upright and clothed and discussing it like it was the rule and no the exception to do so... No surprises here. Planning. Yet, as anyone who has adopted knows ... the surprises (good and bad) come later.
I love this post.
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