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From:  "Tim Bushaw" <bushawtime@plasmadrum.com>
Subject:  Car claim Bob
Date:  Sat, 10 Dec 2005 01:47:56 -0500
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>Tom Teska is a very funny guy. He's also an adult Korean adoptee. Here's a sample from his blog. Prepare to be offended. Then read the rest of the blog. Some great stuff.
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>Tom Teska - South Korea Needs Babies
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>posted by Roberta Rosenberg @ 10:03 PM   0 comments
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>Korea Single Moms, Divorced or Widowed, and Their Kids - Tough Going
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>When we wonder why unmarried women in Korea still consider adoption as a viable option, here's another look as to why
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>Single mothers work, shop, help with homework, and are often challenged by the numerous demands of family life. In the eyes of their children they are often heroes, but in South Korea, single parents are treated with disdain
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>posted by Roberta Rosenberg @ 9:54 PM   0 comments
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>Saturday, November 26, 2005
>More birthfamily musings
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>As I was giving my son his usual nighttime routine - hugs, go get water, drink water, toss cup into trash for 2 points, more hugs - he wanted to know if his birth parents thought about him.
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>"I know you're never far from your birth mom's thoughts, kiddo, and I know she's not far from yours. Plenty of room to love all your moms (including the transitional foster mom before he joined us.)
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>"How old would she be now?"
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>"Around 30 or so."
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>"She still couldn't raise me?"
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>"No, honey. She was a young, scared single woman when she had you. Korea makes it very hard for unmarried moms to raise their babies. But she'll always be a mom to you because you carry a piece of her inside you always. But I'm the lucky mom because I got to raise you and watch you grow every day. When we visit Korea in a few years we'll check out your file and see what else we can find out."
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>"We won't know Korean."
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>"We'll get a translator to help us."
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>-- I focused on his birthmom because we have more information. At this point, I'm not sure if birthdad ever knew about the pregnancy. More and more it looks like many time the adoptive parents get a sanitized version of the family history; the harder stuff remains in the file. At age 8 I'm not ready to reveal that part of "I don't know" regarding birth dad.
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>But I know for sure that no woman who ever gives birth ever stops thinking about her baby. I always want to be honest in the information I have and what my best guesses are, just delivered in an age-appropriate fashion.
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>During teacher conference, she remarked how relaxed and comfortable my son is in his own skin. Sociable and helpful, friendly and sensitive to others -- she never would have know he was the new boy in school. She also noted his insatiable need to know about people - how they were when children, their favorite shows, foods, etc.
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>There's no question this "need to know" is reflected in his own musings about who he is.
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>posted by Roberta Rosenberg @ 11:16 AM   0 comments
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>Tuesday, November 22, 2005
>A biological cause of behavior?
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>Very interesting article about a recent study of bio vs. adopted children who spent their earliest years in institutional care
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>A biological cause of behavior?
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>Very provocative findings.
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>posted by Roberta Rosenberg @ 11:22 AM   0 comments
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>Friday, November 18, 2005
>Finding a place in 2 worlds
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>Saw this article:
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>As more Jews adopt, perceptions of Jewish identity change
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>Strikes me that both families profiled are having trouble finding balance. My 8 year-old describes himself as a Korean-American Jew - so which comes first? The noun or the double modifier?
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>posted by Roberta Rosenberg @ 10:32 AM   1 comments
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>Monday, November 14, 2005
>Race Matters - and a whole lot more.
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>Yahoo news has a report this morning regarding bullying in schools,
>specifically targeting Asians--a distressing read to start the week
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>Asian Youths Suffer Harassment in Schools
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>posted by Roberta Rosenberg @ 12:19 PM   0 comments
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>Sunday, November 13, 2005
>Been hectic!
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>It's been a hectic few weeks... report cards tomorrow, teacher conferences the following week (oh boy, can't wait for those!), and getting AdoptShoppe fully in gear for the holidays. (Visit when you get a chance. Several new children's books have been added and we just got in our Chinese Baby Shoes Shadowboxes - we're down to just 16 left to sell - very popular last year.)
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>We went to a bat mitzvah this past weekend, last kid of the original group of 4 who started Torah for Tots when they were all age 3. (Can't believe how fast 10 years goes by.)
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>Our former rabbi asked us if we made the right choice leaving our old community for the new. My reply? Yes, and every day when I open the Metro section of the Washington Post, I'm convinced even more. We went by our old house. Lawn is overgrown, ankle deep in leaves, dead flowers in the hanging baskets. So much love went into that house for 15 years. Sad to sit it looking shabby when it postively glowed 6 months ago.
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>Uh oh, I'm getting nostalgic. Sorry.
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>posted by Roberta Rosenberg @ 8:11 PM   0 comments
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>Tuesday, October 25, 2005
>Another "Why Don't They Get It!" Moment
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>Article from the Chicago Sun-Times:
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>Doll 'adoptions' are offensive, say real-life adoption advocates
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>Amen, Brother.
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