This is a blog of the things we have learned as a new adoptive Mum and Dad to three children under the age of five. For 'Mum' you can read 'Dad' and 'parent'. It is also a record of some of the things no-one told us on the prep groups. Some of it is what children get up to in general and some of it is adoption-specific. Regardless, it should be an interesting read for any parent, prospective and adoptive. Feel free to add your comments, which I shall publish.
31 Dec 2010
Being an adoptive Mum is...
...feeling nervous every day when they first arrive that people in the street will start gossiping about how come you suddenly have three children
I've had " Are you childminding now?" I say " No she is my daughter" They say "She's not is she?" I firmly say "Yes" and let them wonder. Slightly trickier if there's three. They are no less your children though and we do NOT need to explain ourselves. That's what I think! :-)
I've had " Are you childminding now?" I say " No she is my daughter" They say "She's not is she?" I firmly say "Yes" and let them wonder. Slightly trickier if there's three. They are no less your children though and we do NOT need to explain ourselves. That's what I think! :-)
ReplyDeleteI have had similar too! I sometimes feel like I have to explain myself and then wonder why I feel like that. It's none of their business!
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