Inspirational moments.

As some of you might know-me and my husband have a daughter adopted just under a year ago. Well I have been reading up a lot on how to raise an adopted child...

And i found these quotes...

"I don't have your eyes...But I have your way of looking at things..."

"We don't look the same, but in our hearts we are the same."

I felt for so few words they say a lot.

(and the last one made think of G-force and the SNT!)

Our beloved birdies are foster children, and much of the emotional issues we see on Gatchaman reflect that and how it affects them. (And BOTP.)

As I'm reading and they touch on reactions to situations...at times I think..."Wow thats Joe or Ken!!!" or... "Oh that's why Jun tries so hard to make them a family, its what she desperately wanted."

Anyway if you have anything you want to add please do so...or just post away...

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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up- Pablo Picasso.

That's the adoption creed. I have that on my fridge.

Not flesh of my flesh
Nor bone of my bone,
But still miraculously
My own.
Never forget
For a single minute:
You didn't grow under my heart,
But in it.

--Fleur Conkling Heyliger

I just love the new books that are coming out for kids now.

I've been ordering books online. Some of them classic Australian about Possum characters and Kangaroo's and wombats...just to read to her.

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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up- Pablo Picasso.

I had never heard of the adoption creed before, but it is definitely a great poem.

Ebonyswanne, I think it's awesome that you and your husband have taken in a child to love as your own.

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"They say the Titanic sank because it hit an iceberg, but that must have been Galactor's fault too."

RE: Inspirational moments.

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Yes, I truly believe that it's the relationship that makes you a parent, not biology.

My brother has three daughters and the oldest is technically his step-daughter but he's been in her life since she was eighteen months old and, as far as he is concerned, she is just as much his daughter as the other two.

In fact, her mother is now living in a different country and hasn't seen her oldest daughter, or the daughter that she and my brother had together, in at least five years. My brother has sole custody of both children -something that she agreed to and never disputed.

So I'd say that my brother is the true parent!

Funny thing though, my brother's third daughter, that he has with his second wife, looks so much like the oldest daughter -exact same colouring, similar features.

We have a few mum's and dad's on board and I know they parent their kids from the heart. Its the best way to go I feel...and honesty in any family is an essential ingredient.

In NSW adoption process we can't change her first name. Thats been in place since 2003. But we can request that we give a child a middle name if the birth parent allows it. She got our last name at least.

Saturn.( I know what its like.) China has lots of orphans and children needing a home. From what I know the Chinese would rather theses kids went to Chinese families than overseas. I do too, if they can find families first for them in their own country then they should stay there. But kids need a home and where they end up can be part of life's adventure. Look Superman... and Jun and Jinpei to name only a few.

I look at this way sometimes... in some cultures Kings would adopt son's as their heirs if they didn't produce one from their wives in days gone by. The child would be declared their own flesh and blood by the laws of the land and the rights of inheritance passed to them and it couldn't be disputed.

I like to tell stories so my daughter will have lots of fairytales made up by mummy about those kind of things.

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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up- Pablo Picasso.