We decide to stop for cappuccinos on our daily walk along the Yalta Harbor & Port. We can’t eat an early hearty lunch, because Liliana is supposed to be eating her full meals at the orphanage until the judge’s “judgment day” (which is next Tuesday!), and we don’t want to spoil her appetite (or cause […]
Another Day Without Papa
I trek to the internet place this morning, and I’m struck by the crispness of the morning air and the sun’s low angle, striking just above the tree tops. I love the fall season, and although we’re missing it at home (all those yellow-leafed aspen trees!), I’m getting a little dose of it here. I’m […]
Attachment Parenting
OK, I am not an expert on any type of parenting. Oh, you knew that? I’ve only been a second-hand parent. You know, the kind who babysits children who are primarily disciplined by their parents. It’s a good role, in that I can be the good guy. After all, they’re going home. Probably the worst […]
Child Abandonment & Abuse
I’m feeling much better. Just a little weak. Dan is worse. Since he’s been in bed for three days now, he can’t get comfortable, and sleep comes intermittently. In other words, he’s miserable. We can’t go to the orphanage yet another day. We’re disappointed, but it can’t be helped. I shut off parts of the […]
Adoption Quandary
It’s just finished raining as we exit the Kiev airport—the sun is out, the air scrubbed clean. The director of the Ukrainian Adoption Program and his assistant have met us, and now we’re heaving all the luggage into the back of his Navigator. As we pull out of the lot, the director turns to me. […]