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Such A Crock ~ NaBloPoMo ~ November 11
Writing prompt for the day: Personal Opinions Regarding AdoptionWhat is your opinion of adoption today? Are you in favor of or against adoption, and how do various circumstances affect your opinion?...
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My Peeps ~ NaBloPoMo ~ November 12
Writing prompt for today: Significant Others Has being adopted affected your romantic relationships? If so, how? What is...
View ArticlePuzzling Experiment ~ NaBloPoMo ~ November 13
::tap tap tap tap tap tap tap....::No, I'm not tapping my foot on the floor out of impatience. I'm tapping on the Curiosity cube. My friend Matty got me hooked. A group of people in England put...
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What's That You Say? ~ NaBloPoMo ~ November 14
Writing prompt for today:The Things People SayWhat is the strangest thing anyone has ever said to you or asked you about being adopted? What is the most insightful thing anyone has ever said to you...
View ArticleCatching Up ~ NaBloPoMo ~ November 15
Whoops...it seems that work and life caught up with me and I am finding myself backtracking to write five days worth of posts. Sigh. Writing prompt for November 15 ~ The Unexpected Is there an area of...
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Here's What I Know ~ NaBloPoMo ~ November 16
Writing prompt for today: Knowledge About Your Adoption Some adoptive parents share more than others for various reasons. How much of your adoptive parents’ story has been shared with you? If they...
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Connections ~ NaBloPoMo ~ November 17
Writing prompt for today: Adoptee connectionsDid you know many adoptees growing up? Do you know more now? How have adoptee friendships (online or in-real-life) impacted your experience? How do you...
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Siblings ~ NaBloPoMo ~ November 18
My adoptive sister, Cindy Writing prompt for today: Siblings. Do you have siblings in your adoptive family? Were they also adopted or not? What was your relationship like in regards to adoption? If...
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Giving Thanks ~ NaBloPoMo ~ November 19
Thanksgiving was always a big deal at our house growing up. The holidays were the only times of the year that we could put our guards down and enjoy ourselves. Usually my father's family (uncles,...
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Green With Envy ~ NaBloPoMo ~ November 20
Nobody’s perfect and sometimes we become jealous of other people (just as others become jealous of us). Has a non-adopted person told you they were jealous of you (due to adoption)? If so, how did...
View ArticleHumbled
It's been a few months since I've blogged. I had the best intentions to keep going through November, using the prompts at Lost Daughters to light my creative spark. Alas, I didn't do that. I stopped...
View ArticleFollow Me Where I Go
Back in August of last year, I started a new blog. I posted there a few times but then pretty much forgot about it because I lost track of things and could not seem to keep up with it.Because of my...
View ArticleUnreal
After I had my daughter back in 2000, I couldn’t imagine loving anyone as fiercely or as much as her. She was amazing (still is, but I’m biased..lol) and I cherished every moment of her babyhood and...
View ArticleApparently, I’m In A Foul Mood Today A.K.A. Get It Straight
I have a car. It’s MY car..not yours. I own a house with my fiance. It’s OUR house, not yours. I have a job. Granted, it sucks, but it is still MY job, not yours. I have parents (several of them,...
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So Cliche
I'm wondering if I should put some rainbows and unicorns on the background of my blog and take out any references to my adoptive family so that when I comment on an adoptive parent's blog and they come...
View ArticleTake Me Or Leave Me
Wow. I never expected my last post to generate so many comments, but I wanted to thank each and every person who commented as it just goes to show that there are many varying opinions about abortion...
View ArticleOh Brother!
Back in October, I found my natural paternal brother,D. I emailed him…but didn’t hear back. Honestly, it didn’t look like he’d checked his FBook in months, so I wasn’t really surprised. I looked on...
View ArticleOpening Myself Up
Way back when I was applying to colleges, writing my essays, one of the institutions asked me to "Describe who you really are".Ugh. I had a hard time with writing that one because honestly, I didn't...
View ArticleMaking A List ~ Post One
"List all the names you've been called, endearing and not so."PrincessCrissyChrissyCricketCrickFriffSteenerPissyPrissyHoneyMomMommyMummaSweetheartB*tchC*ntBestieCWCDubsIdiotChris*I'm open to answering...
View ArticleTake Your Benevolent Neglect and Shove It
Last night I decided that I am completely done with my natural father. I had left my profile up that I had created when we first made contact because part of me was always hoping that he'd come...
View ArticleAnd The Beat Goes On
Yesterday when we left off from the FBook War of Words between me and my natural father's wife, we were discussing the fact that she believes my father treats her kindly with benevolent neglect...lol.I...
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Squat's New With You?
I was looking at my FBook feed last night, feeling full from the sub I’d just inhaled, and came across a challenge. A 30 Day Squat Challenge.I figured, what the hell, what can it hurt? I mean, there...
View ArticleThis Blog Post Is Brought To You By The Number...
Five.It's been five years to the day since I opened my Myspace inbox and read the email that would change my life forever. I can't believe that much time has passed. So much has changed for me.I...
View ArticleContinuing The Journey
I have decided to table my beloved "Out of the Fog" blog for awhile. I may be back but for now, I'm starting a new blog. I hope you'll follow me over there and spread the word!Reunited Cricket
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