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First Trip Home 2012 | Borders and Bridges
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Exploring the geography of adoption. First Trip Home 2012. Adoptee poetry and fiction. First Trip Home 2012. After almost 30 years, I’ll be making my first trip back to Korea this September with GOA’L. I’ve created this page to compile all the posts related to this trip for those that are interested in following along as I make this journey. Most recent posts are at the top. Reflections on an afternoon in my birth city]. Adjusting to the realities of being home]. First thoughts on coming back home].
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Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. -Rumi. September 26, 2016. September 26, 2016. Be prepared for travel to Korea within the next four to eight months. When I first read the email, I felt queasy, anxious, and utterly excited because at that very moment, time felt like it was happening at warp speed. Once my panic settled and reality set in, I thought, This is. Happening and I’m not even close to being ready. I’m beginning to understand that it’s ...
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The House with the Mezzanine | Parenthood Pending
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Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. -Rumi. The House with the Mezzanine. October 9, 2016. October 9, 2016. What is your earliest childhood memory? Why are certain experiences easily remembered and others not? Do my memories impact me later into adulthood? Will I be able to recognize any of the sights, smells or sounds of my birth place? What, if anything will I be able to remember? How do I begin to help him sort through yet another loss? You are commen...
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Adoptee poetry and fiction | Borders and Bridges
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Exploring the geography of adoption. First Trip Home 2012. Adoptee poetry and fiction. Adoptee poetry and fiction. Click to email (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out.
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Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. -Rumi. March 3, 2017. March 3, 2017. Mother give me away? Who is my birth mother? Why did you adopt me? I know that I can’t necessarily predict the day when my son will ask, but I know it will come. Do I wait until he first asks the questions or do I tell him from the beginning that he’s adopted? Is there a right or wrong time to begin this ongoing conversation? Three Dreams of Korea: Notes on Adoption by Lee Herrick.
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The Bigness of Love | Parenthood Pending
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Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. -Rumi. The Bigness of Love. November 16, 2016. November 16, 2016. This week was also a difficult teaching week. I took the easy way out and avoided any election discussions with my students because I didn’t have the emotional capacity. How could I remain neutral when all I wanted to do was unleash my own anger and sadness? I Love You 사랑해. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public).
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Hide-and-Seek | Parenthood Pending
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Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. -Rumi. September 26, 2016. September 26, 2016. Be prepared for travel to Korea within the next four to eight months. When I first read the email, I felt queasy, anxious, and utterly excited because at that very moment, time felt like it was happening at warp speed. Once my panic settled and reality set in, I thought, This is. Happening and I’m not even close to being ready. I’m beginning to understand that it’s ...
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The Other | Parenthood Pending
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Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. -Rumi. November 8, 2016. Growing up, I remember there were two clearly distinct experiences when I felt noticeably different. One time a stranger in a store commented, Your skin is so porcelain just like a China doll! I know that I can’t. It’s entirely impossible. I understand that my son doesn’t have a choice. He will leave his Korean culture and gain an American one. These are the losses and gains of being a...You a...
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The Realities of Race and Adoption | Parenthood Pending
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Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. -Rumi. The Realities of Race and Adoption. December 30, 2016. How do you talk about race with your child? How early do children start to recognize that not everyone has the same skin color? Is race one of those topics you should discuss openly and honestly with your child like how to safely cross the street, or why you shouldn’t talk to strangers, or the dreaded Birds and the Bees talk? I Love You 사랑해. You are comment...
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