tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post6865797005183822641..comments2024-03-26T04:57:50.203-07:00Comments on Stephanie Snowe: The Blog!: Love is a family.Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10413516850782368606noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post-34894156033498210882010-03-17T19:36:05.701-07:002010-03-17T19:36:05.701-07:00I miss Al. And Ya is a lucky girl to have such a w...I miss Al. And Ya is a lucky girl to have such a wonderful mom (just like your twinkies are lucky to have you!)Dawn~a~Bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03579654260254491401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post-11115088502065321392010-03-17T18:42:36.041-07:002010-03-17T18:42:36.041-07:00Kin is precious to me because of the blood bond th...Kin is precious to me because of the blood bond that ties us together. But I cherish, absolutely cherish, the people in my life who love me because they choose to, not because I was born to them. Chosen family is not just good to have--it's absolutely essential.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537440735435962257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post-28533750381137302632010-03-16T10:31:26.185-07:002010-03-16T10:31:26.185-07:00I am sitting here in tears. Very well said.I am sitting here in tears. Very well said.Leighhttp://www.spoiledbutnotrotten.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post-1294789022676972082010-03-16T06:57:41.725-07:002010-03-16T06:57:41.725-07:00I remember beginning the preliminary adoption pape...I remember beginning the preliminary adoption papers right before my first pregnancy. We were going to adopt from Thailand and the literature from the adoption agency was pointing out that other people would have a problem with a white family having an Asian child and how would we deal with that.<br /><br />And I remember thinking "WTF? I would tell them to fuck off and deal with it and if they couldn't to go away. Who cares?!?"Coal Miner's Granddaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320077738770745217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post-1813128448453105792010-03-15T16:32:32.375-07:002010-03-15T16:32:32.375-07:00What a lovely post.What a lovely post.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post-63958264890360382642010-03-15T09:27:13.212-07:002010-03-15T09:27:13.212-07:00All that matters is that Al and her daughter, alon...All that matters is that Al and her daughter, along with the tribe of people that know and love them knows. That's it. The rest can take a flying leap.Jessaleehttp://www.jessaleelala.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post-37027340973517449842010-03-15T08:54:02.415-07:002010-03-15T08:54:02.415-07:00some people will never get past the biological sen...some people will never get past the biological sense of life, and they will never see that LIFE does not equal FAMILY.<br /><br />Being the mom of a blended family (what we like to call "it's a small world"), it used to make me mad to hear "so he is your husband's and she is yours?". um, no. THEY are OURS!<br /><br />now I just laugh.<br /><br />because those people that are only being nosey and trying to figure out which child came from which parent will reveal their ignorance if given enough silence and that now provides me with entertainment. I don't feed into the "but you don't look old enough to have a 21 year old" or the "I can't decide who she looks most like".<br /><br />I just smile now, and watch them agonize over the thoughts flip-flopping in their heads. well, with the ones who "know better" than to ask the rude questions. the others are an entirely different storydiane renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278917038491110157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post-31531814430867958022010-03-15T08:17:57.405-07:002010-03-15T08:17:57.405-07:00Truer words have never been spoken.Truer words have never been spoken.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039742333612745331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post-68392897577250413182010-03-15T07:33:56.476-07:002010-03-15T07:33:56.476-07:00I've always said that the person who reads &qu...I've always said that the person who reads "The Poky Puppy" 20 times in a row is the parent. The one who stands in a spring drizzle and watches a T-ball game.insomniac ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961971148329383127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839901864916285975.post-15214604575349329072010-03-15T07:15:37.453-07:002010-03-15T07:15:37.453-07:00I remember you telling me all about her when she w...I remember you telling me all about her when she was going over there and my goodness could you feel the love from here. Even *I* was excited for her.<br /><br />To think of the bond and family they've made in the last few years makes me smile more.<br /><br />Because you are so right. Love doing come out of (or into if you wanna get all 'sex isn't love' and I gotta go there) your vagina (or a slit in your guts as the case may be).<br /><br />You? Are my sister to the core. You CAN pick your family.<br /><br />And what a bummer for those who cannot see it. I think the family you pick is some of the luckiest things ever. Try to tell me J isn't your peeps dad. Not in a million years. Sometimes the world has plans for family that has nothing to do with blood.<br /><br />And now I'm rambling hardcore. Shutting up now. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzmhttp://www.dearcod.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com