: About Me

My passion is ...

cats, Irish dance, history, and photography.

I know too much about ...

a lot of random things.

My parents always told me ...

never give up.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be an Egyptologist.

My favorite memory ...

is anytime while I've been in China.

Why I write ...

because I like to.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

reading "Lost and Found" about a humane society in rural New York.

My first job ...

was a page at the local library.

My best moment ...

was winning first place in my light jig.

My inspiration ...

is having no regrets.

Parenting & Pregnancy > Adoption Breaking the adoption language barrier: Should parents learn the child's native language?

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Definitely. I believe that knowing at least a bit of a child's native language is beneficial to the child. Being adopted, particularly at an age where the child is already vocal, is a traumatic event, no matter how well intentioned the adoption. Being surrounded by people who don't understand a word you're saying is even worse. It's like talking to a brick wall. You get no response, because one can't be given, at least not in a way you understand. Also, when a child is adopted, you are incorporating another culture into your family. It seems cruel to completely strip a child of all they've...

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