Most blogs seem to be targeted toward women. It seems that women are the most likely to read blogs and to seek out information and support on adoptive parenting. What about information for the dads??

I recently discovered a new (to me) website just for dads. An internet article shares “GreatDad.com enables all dads - working, stay-at-home, single, adoptive, …- to find ways to be involved and understand... more

Today brought a birthday celebration at our house. Dad is now 40. He’s “officially old”, according to the kids. Normally, we have low-key celebrations for birthdays. I love to celebrate a day as important as a person’s birth. However, as with most other holidays, my kids don’t handle big celebrations. For a birthday as momentous as “the big 4-0” AND since it was for dad, not a child, I broke our unwritten rule and went for a slightly bigger celebration. I worked hard to think of something noteworthy for a fortieth birthday celebration, but still... more

Happy Love Thursday everyone. Thursdays are getting harder for me as we now have our little OT toddler playgroup every Thursday. It takes some planning now to make sure I get you a picture. Often for Love Thursday I browse at my file of most recent pictures and see which one speaks to me, which one I can easily share a story about and of course which one is the cutest. I have said this before but my daughter is a Mama’s girl, and while it’s draining at times I love every minute of it. My poor husband has had to wait for Livi to come... more

It’s a wonderful thing watching my husband and daughter together, while I do think that Livi is officially a Mama’s girl, she has a special place in her heart for her Papa. They have a special bond. At times I don’t think its easy on him when she just wants me. I think at times he feels like the odd man out in a house of estrogen, even the cat is a moody female. He has been great, sitting back and waiting for his turn. Allowing her to bond with me first.He is so patient with her and allows her to come around on her terms. Seeing... more

Browsing back through all of my posts, I see that nearly every one of them has been written from the perspective of the adoptive mother. The only post that I have written on the unique issues related to adoptive fathering was this one about non-biological children carrying on the adoptive father's name.

It may be fine to write what you know, but, if you stick with that tenet then sooner or later you won't have much of anything left to write about. I could do a lot of tedious... more