Stahlke Adoption

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This blog feels like my afternoons--one project interrupted, then the next, then the next. It's hard to know how to back out of them all.

But instead of advancing the cause of the blog threads that are hanging, I'll write about an event from today. Adam is graduating from eighth grade soon, and the school has asked for a baby photo to use in the yearbook. They also want a variety of photos for a slide show at the graduation reception.

I've been procrastinating on this project, possibly because our photos and their accompanying computer storage are disorganized. But another reason is the feeling of loss that this search produces. We don't have ANY photos of the children's lives before we met them. This makes me sad.

Of course, one can put a positive spin on this. We've mentioned the problem to the school, and now they advertise for photos from when you first met your child. So, some adoption education has taken place. Secondly, no baby pictures also means that we escaped labor pain, dirty diapers, severe sleep deprivation, and the other difficult things that go along with babies. Thirdly, the orphanage photo I found for Adam, which shows his exuberance at the prospect of a new life, reveals a side of parenthood that only some parents are privileged to experience.

Still, I felt like crying after dropping off the photo.

posted by Stahlkes @ 1:25 PM