Fortonight’sbedtimestory,Evanpickedoutabookcalled“ILoveYoulikeaCrazyCake”.ItisaboutastoryofanAmericanwomanadoptingaChineselittlegirl.Iheldhiminfrontofmeandstartedreading“OnceuponatimeinChina,therewasababygirlwholivedinabigroomwithalotofotherbabies.Theysharedthecribswithoneanotherandbecamegreatfriends,buteachwasmissingsomething…”“Amother!”Oliviatookover.
Justforfun,IaskedEvan:“IsEvanmi...[阅读全文]
家有两个小东西
小东西之一: Olivia, 14 years old 小东西之二: Evan, 11 years old
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(2006-03-21 09:53:08)
(2006-03-17 15:38:30)
Asweknow,mostofthechildcaregiversweseearefemales.Thatisprobablybecauseafemalerepresentsafigurethatisclosesttoamother,thereforeiseasilyrelatedbyayoungchild.Peoplerelatequalitieslikesoftspoken,loving,gentle,caring,patientandforgivingtofemalesandthereforefeelmorecomfortableiftheirchildrenaretakencarebyfemalecaregivers.IfeltthesamewayandthatwaswhyIwaslittleconcernedwhenIheardthattheneight-monthol...[阅读全文]
(2006-03-14 14:36:31)
3/13/06Tome,todayisaspecialdayforOlivia.
WhenIpulleduptheparkinglotofthedancecentertodropheroffforthedanceclass,itwasthefirsttimeshesaidtome:
“Mommy,youandEvandonothavetocomeinwithme.Iwanttogototheclassbymyself.Someoftheballerinasdothat.”
“Areyousure?”
“Yes!”
Thensheunbuckledherself,putthebackpack(withherdancinggear)onhershoulders,grabbedherjacketandgotoutofthecar.Through...[阅读全文]
WhenIpulleduptheparkinglotofthedancecentertodropheroffforthedanceclass,itwasthefirsttimeshesaidtome:
“Mommy,youandEvandonothavetocomeinwithme.Iwanttogototheclassbymyself.Someoftheballerinasdothat.”
“Areyousure?”
“Yes!”
Thensheunbuckledherself,putthebackpack(withherdancinggear)onhershoulders,grabbedherjacketandgotoutofthecar.Through...[阅读全文]
(2006-03-13 11:56:08)
Whetheritisineasterncultureorwesternculture,wedonotexpectchildrentocalltheirparentsbytheirfirstnames.Well,thatisnotthecaseinmyin-laws’houseandthereforeinourseither,atleastnotallthetime.Whenmyhusbandfirsttoldmethatheandhissiblingsareallowedtocalltheirparentsbytheirfirstnames,hewasproudandIwassurprisedasitwasincomprehensibleformetodothesamewithmyparents,itwoulddefinitelybeconsidereddisrespectful.Be...[阅读全文]
(2006-03-09 11:08:08)
Thismorning,afterthethreeofushittheroad,IstartedtoplaythetapefromOlivia’sChineseclassasitwaspartofherhomework.Asusual,beforemyfingercouldreachtheknob,Evanalreadyprotested“NomoreChinese!YoulistentoomuchChinese!”Thensomethinglikethisslippedoutofmymouthwithoutmeevenrealizingit.“Olivia!Holdonasecond!Wehavetolistentothis,thisisEvan’shomework.”IheardOlivia'slaughingatthebackseatthenrealizedthatImi...[阅读全文]
(2006-03-08 11:05:30)
IhadtoworklatelastnightsomyhusbandpickedupOliviaandEvanfromthedaycare.Ontheirwaybackhome,itwasdarkandadeersuddenlyshoweduptwofeetawayfromthecaranditwastoolateformyhusbandtoreact.Thedeerknockedofftheheadlight,bentthesideofthecaranddamagedthepassengerdoor.OliviaandEvanheardthesoundbutthoughtthatthedeerjustgothurtandwenthome.Todayonourwaytodaycare,wesawthedeaddeerlyingatthesideoftheroadwheretheaccide...[阅读全文]
(2006-03-06 18:53:35)
Writingdownthistitle,Ialreadystarttohaveheadaches.WeonlyhaveafamilyoffourbutIamstrugglingtomakeeveryone’sstomachhappyatthedinnertablesincewealllikedifferentfood.Iliterallyfeelstressedeverydayaroundfiveo’clockagonizingaboutwhatIamgoingtocookforthenight.ThatisifItrynottotaketheword“healthy”outofmyconsiderationsandbeokaywithmykidseatinghotdogsandchickennuggetsallthetime.
MaybeIamwrong,butIdon...[阅读全文]
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(2006-03-03 12:50:23)
YesterdaywasagooddayforOlivia.Firstofall,whenIpickedherupforherfirstvisioncheck,Ms.Sharontoldmethatshemustbeagoodartistbecauseshecandrawajaguarbetterthantheteacher.ThenwewenttotheotherdaycarewhereshestartedherKindergartentocheckhereyesightandbothofhereyeshadperfectvision(Wesignedupjustpriortomovingbacktotheoldcenter).Yesterdayhappenedtobetheportraitdayatthedaycareaswellandwhilewewerewaitingin...[阅读全文]
(2006-03-01 11:22:30)
Mr.Nickisahandsomeyoungmaninhisearlyormidtwenties.Hewasthemulti-classroomteacherfirstforOliviaandthenforEvanin2005,beforehemovedontoaprimaryschoolteacherpositiontowardstheendoftheyear.Heseemedveryniceandthekidsalllovedhim.OliviaandEvanwouldmentionhimonthewaybackfromdaycareonceinawhile.IdidnothavemuchpersonalinteractionwithMr.Nickexceptsaying“Hello”tohimwhenIdroppedEvanoffinthemorning.Onedaylastf...[阅读全文]
(2006-02-27 08:06:23)
OliviaandEvanwatchwaymoreTVthantheyshould,notonlybecausetheyinheritedthegenesfrommewhocanbeacouchpotatoifIchooseto,butalsobecausemyhusbandhaslongcommutetoworkandsometimesthatistheonlywaytokeepthemquiet(fromfightingforthesameofeverythingorbeingupsetbecauseonedoesnotwanttoplaywiththeother)soIcangetthedinnerready.IdonotneedtoemphasizehowbadofaninfluencetheTVcanbetochildrenthesedaysiftheparentsdonotmo...[阅读全文]
