Pam Connell's comments

Do Not Instill a Love of Learning in Your Children - Blog Entry

30 Apr 2008 11:30 PM

This definitely brought a laugh to my day and reminded me of my son. Although it wasn't quite as dangerous a situation, I was once driving alone on the interstate with the three kids crammed together in the backseat of a small car. The toddler threw up, which wouldn't have been so bad except that for some unknown reason the kindergartener began screaming in hysterics. I don't know if she was just grossed out or worried that Regina was really sick or what. Since we were far from an exit, I was rummaging with one hand in the diaper bag on the passenger seat trying to find a cloth diaper or towel to toss back to the kids.

At this moment my seven-year-old, who has apparently been oblivious to the fact that the child right next to him is covered in vomit and his other sister has been screaming for several minutes, chooses this moment to ask,

"But, how does a baby get INTO the mommy's tummy, anyway?"

(Note that the topic of babies growing in some mommies' tummies had not come up for several months.)

I know you are supposed to stay calm when kids ask these things so they will feel like they can come to you with their questions rather than peers, but I'm afraid my response at that moment has forever scared him off the topic!

A Word on Parental Involvement in Notebooking Projects - Blog Entry

30 Apr 2008 03:18 PM

Did you work on the scrapbook throughout the year as the units were studied, or is it an end-of-the year project to go back and review the highlights?

Our Family's Experience with Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Part 1 - Blog Entry

29 Apr 2008 03:47 PM

Kristin I hope things are going better for you and your son. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Non-Muslim Woman: Should You Marry a Muslim Man? - Blog Entry

08 Apr 2008 03:35 PM

Actually the Roman Catholic Church does not forbid a Catholic Christian to marry a Muslim. It urges caution and counseling, recognition of the difficulties that may be encountered. The Catholic party in any Catholic-nonCatholic marriage also is asked to promise "to do his/her best to raise the children in the Catholic faith, while respecting the conscience of the other partner". So there are times when the conscience of the other partner won't allow for the children to be Catholic and this is not the Catholic parent's fault.

Book Review: After Adoption: Direct Contact and Relationships - Blog Entry

02 Apr 2008 09:51 PM

Thanks so much Gina! Glad to be back!

I Could Not Stay Away - Blog Entry

10 Mar 2008 04:04 PM

Great to have you back!

From the Mouths of Babes: How You Get a Baby - Blog Entry

29 Jan 2008 01:12 PM

Tales from the adoption blog: My son informed people that if you fell asleep on a long airplane, you would get a baby.

The Way You Tell Your Family Stories May Change - Blog Entry

26 Jan 2008 11:26 PM

This is so true Kori--great blog!

Reading and Thinking about Birthmothers - Blog Entry

25 Jan 2008 03:12 PM

Hi Gina, that's a hard one. I have heard more and more lately that contrary to what people assume, it's often the adoptive family that wants more contact than the birth family does. (Does your daughter have birth grandparents who've ever been involved? They might still want a relationship and might be able to help your daughter understand her bmoms' problems....please remember I'm not an expert here, just brainstorming!

Books on international adoption talk about loving birthparents whom you don't see or who have abandoned...and I'll try to see if there are any books on foster care that deal more specifically with not seeing birth family.

Early Education on the Rise - Blog Entry

17 Jan 2008 06:20 PM

I should add that the program met once a week, so it was largely about giving the parents ideas for enrichment ideas to do at home the rest of the week.