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Dominoes
I leaned forward and adjusted the camera so my parents could see Alleke playing with dominoes on the floor behind me. “Can you see her?” I asked, glancing at Alleke over my shoulder, then back at my parents sitting in their living room, across the ocean, framed by the small computer screen. “It looks like [...]
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Further Thoughts on Adoption
My parents used to go for walks, just the two of them, when the weather was good. My brother and sister and I were never invited to go with them, but they couldn’t stop us from watching them from the tall windows in the living room as they wandered down the gravel road among the [...]
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A Brief History of My Thoughts on Adoption
Adoption, an Alternative to ChildbirthApril and I first met in a carpool ride to a junior high band competition. Later, we went to the same high school and became friends sitting next to each other in band, whispering to each other between songs. We were a very serious couple, even at 16. April still remembers [...]
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International Adoption in Spain
Here you will find our step-by-step process of adopting a child internationally through Spain, including links to the blog posts I’ve written along the way. We began in November 2007. 1. We decided to adopt a child. A Brief History of My Thoughts on Adoption Further Thoughts on Adoption Dominoes Boy Ethics 2. We attended [...]

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