Sharing stories
Heather, at Production, Not Reproduction, blogs about life in an open adoption. She recently made a great thing happen—a blogroll of open adoption blogs. In her inaugural post she says:
In the very beginning, it was stories that demystified open adoption for me and made it something I not only agreed with in principle, but really wanted for our family. Stories turned unknowns like “contact” and “visitation” into regular people sharing phone calls and meals.
Yes. Yes. Yes. One of the many blessings the struggle to become a mother has given me has been learning the truth and necessity of shared stories to teach us, nurture us, lift us up, and connect us. And the web becomes a better tool for this all of the time. So if you’re looking for company on this journey, some crumbs to follow if you’re just starting out, or some insight into a world you’ve found some connection to, check it out.
Thanks for making this happen Heather.
March 1, 2009 at 11:29 am
So so so SO glad you’re blogging!! You have a wonderful writing voice, and I know that your story is going to be an important one for the adoption community to hear. We’ll all figure out how to do this open adoption parenting process, but it’s going to be so much more strengthening to have this group to share our stories with and to learn from.