tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833909860871596227.post8969977362676444057..comments2023-08-29T06:09:00.108-07:00Comments on The Jennifer Tree: Random Thoughts Going NowhereJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988244502155885428noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833909860871596227.post-24958693757961734622007-03-02T08:44:00.000-08:002007-03-02T08:44:00.000-08:00I completely agree with you. My line of thinking ...I completely agree with you. My line of thinking was about semantics and my own identity. I love both of my daughters equally. Each way they entered the family had its pluses and minuses and both were special. I'm just wondering how I can differentiate in writing when I need to the difference in that arrival without always doing that in regards to my motherhood of Emma.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988244502155885428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833909860871596227.post-50800792105363693542007-03-02T06:13:00.000-08:002007-03-02T06:13:00.000-08:00THERE IS NO QUALIFIER BETWEEN BEING EMMA'S ADOPTIV...THERE IS NO QUALIFIER BETWEEN BEING EMMA'S ADOPTIVE MOTHER AND ALLISON'S BIRTH MOTHER. THERE SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENCE. YOU ARE THEIR MOTHER -PERIOD. AND NO, THERE SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENT WORD FOR MOTHERS WHO ADOPT AND MOTHERS WHO GIVE BIRTH. BOTH ARE VERY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT HAVING THE CHILDREN GROW UP WITH A DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THEY CAME INTO YOUR FAMILY SHOULD BE A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE AND NOT BE MADE A BIG DEAL OF. I DO NOT THINK YOU WOULD WANT ALLISON TO ONE DAY TELL EMMA THAT SHE IS MORE SPECIAL BECAUSE SHE IS YOUR BIOLOGICAL CHILD. EMMA WOULD THEN BE THE ONE TO SUFFER FROM "THE DIFFERENCE".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com