tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post4200930816081234155..comments2015-03-23T21:39:17.386-05:00Comments on Peace.Love.Adoption: I'm blogging...it's about adoptionNikki DeSimone Paulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10336356817260881361noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-59722308810918580882013-09-16T18:51:20.652-05:002013-09-16T18:51:20.652-05:00Hi Nikki - went to an adoption dinner Friday night...Hi Nikki - went to an adoption dinner Friday night and some of the gals told me you started a blog and you and Brian are waiting for your little girl in China - saw her pic on your blog - how beautiful and always knew you would adopt. So very happy for you Nikki and just wanted to reach out to you to tell you so! All the best to you! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650001580186259305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-58008572970030070092013-05-12T18:07:48.798-05:002013-05-12T18:07:48.798-05:00Thanks for being so open. Sometimes it is difficu...Thanks for being so open. Sometimes it is difficult to see past what we know. Thanks for considering the other side of it. Sometimes social workers, adoption advocates, etc become very defensive when anyone talks about the negative side of adoption and I appreciate your advocacy with an open heart and mind to all that is good and bad with adoption.Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346706329674943801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-47819268424824543332013-05-12T17:29:18.408-05:002013-05-12T17:29:18.408-05:00Great writing Nikki!! So excited that you are blog...Great writing Nikki!! So excited that you are blogging ...we love you and love your heart!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14992228830818789994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-68427796338627579522013-05-10T12:33:31.342-05:002013-05-10T12:33:31.342-05:00Hi Nikki... so glad you did this. After the adopti...Hi Nikki... so glad you did this. After the adoption is over it just seems that adoption extended family disappears. Nicholas is 8... sorry 8 1/2 as he so regulary reminds me. Can't believe it. He asks us regularly for another brother. Tell us how great a big brother he would be - and he would. Just seems so overwhelming to even try to think of doing this again.Lisa Castnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08847507125509493534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-45767142605402695772013-05-10T09:02:39.896-05:002013-05-10T09:02:39.896-05:00No way! I can't believe they are in High schoo...No way! I can't believe they are in High school! Ahhhh! How time flies. Thanks for the update and for following along!Nikki DeSimone Paulshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336356817260881361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-10035470116997141862013-05-10T09:02:05.640-05:002013-05-10T09:02:05.640-05:00I mean, it was just a matter of time. After Emme w...I mean, it was just a matter of time. After Emme wrote a paper about being "an adoption person", I had nowhere else to go but up. Nikki DeSimone Paulshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336356817260881361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-65509531980218890312013-05-10T09:00:56.801-05:002013-05-10T09:00:56.801-05:00Oh, I SO love this! I'm so glad to hear he sai...Oh, I SO love this! I'm so glad to hear he said that. Very cool! Thanks for sharing!Nikki DeSimone Paulshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336356817260881361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-74215868541058657292013-05-10T09:00:12.995-05:002013-05-10T09:00:12.995-05:00Thank you! I agree with you. The documentary is a ...Thank you! I agree with you. The documentary is a great depiction of the current journey. Nikki DeSimone Paulshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336356817260881361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-57393910140442529262013-05-10T08:59:16.608-05:002013-05-10T08:59:16.608-05:00Thank you, Summer, for posting this unbelievably i...Thank you, Summer, for posting this unbelievably important post. I read the blog you referenced on your facebook a week or so ago and it was so good to see the other side of it. What a well-written post. It is important for us to focus on international family preservation, as that is the goal. It's tragic when it's not possible but I'm glad we have another option for these babies. You are such an advocate for ethical adoptions! Thank you!Nikki DeSimone Paulshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336356817260881361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-14988900448215923652013-05-10T08:56:07.573-05:002013-05-10T08:56:07.573-05:00Thank you, everyone! What encouragement this is. I...Thank you, everyone! What encouragement this is. I'm so excited to get started and encouraged that you are being so supportive!Nikki DeSimone Paulshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336356817260881361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-8957077619466853912013-05-09T20:22:56.108-05:002013-05-09T20:22:56.108-05:00Love it :) !!! Love it :) !!! Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041381642753722385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-78120936498645042722013-05-09T19:06:37.474-05:002013-05-09T19:06:37.474-05:00Love this. Can't wait to see what you have in...Love this. Can't wait to see what you have in store for all of us. :) tschrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01287968415151689750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-16377274032243960312013-05-09T16:21:05.250-05:002013-05-09T16:21:05.250-05:00Well said, Nikki! Can't wait to share your wi...Well said, Nikki! Can't wait to share your wisdom and perspective with the world!Koning familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678240181366629624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-17558525209013426712013-05-09T15:30:19.863-05:002013-05-09T15:30:19.863-05:00Stoked that Nikki is blogging!Stoked that Nikki is blogging!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259531205957366907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-51129883864779361642013-05-09T14:20:04.742-05:002013-05-09T14:20:04.742-05:00One of my very favorite people blogging about one ...One of my very favorite people blogging about one of my very favorite things. *sigh* the stars have alligned!! Welcome to blogging, friend. Can't wait to read more...Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07932543836593939566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-32115094952403180972013-05-09T13:25:08.427-05:002013-05-09T13:25:08.427-05:00So excited to follow your blog! I know you have a ...So excited to follow your blog! I know you have a passion for adoption and I am happy you are sharing those stories with us. While I know adoption can be a good thing, having come to know many adult international adoptees over the years since adopting our two boys, I have come to focus more on all the messy negative parts of it. We are very conflicted about adopting another child for these reasons. Although adoption has been very rewarding to me as a parent I am now hung up on how many issues and struggles it may cause for my children as they become adults. I would like to have seen Stuck give a bit more attention to the birth families and how we can promote families staying together or reuniting rather than only promoting adoption as the only option for a way out of poverty. I am saddened that we (mostly white Americans) feel that poverty is reason enough for some one to relinquish their child. I am haunted by the possible corruption that may have been a part of my son's adoption story. I am haunted by what more I could be doing to find and help his birth family from the poverty they may be living in. Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346706329674943801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-88045744163899800562013-05-09T13:16:14.971-05:002013-05-09T13:16:14.971-05:00Beautifully said... And yes "stuck" is a...Beautifully said... And yes "stuck" is a captivating film relating close to home for many of us! madhattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788009545278283123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-76861339750228365742013-05-09T12:31:56.991-05:002013-05-09T12:31:56.991-05:00Bravo Nikki! I found the movie online now I just ...Bravo Nikki! I found the movie online now I just need to get my butt to watch it this weekend. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.Baby N's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00572884180180378791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-78716206789743477052013-05-09T12:24:19.415-05:002013-05-09T12:24:19.415-05:00Been meaning to watch Stuck- we couldn't the d...Been meaning to watch Stuck- we couldn't the day it came to KC and keep forgetting to get it online. Will now be on our weekend plans! Thanks for the reminder! the abellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687984927340288547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-25093007820065087322013-05-09T12:05:53.849-05:002013-05-09T12:05:53.849-05:00So happy you are blogging. I will follow your insi...So happy you are blogging. I will follow your insightful words and inspiring thoughts. My girls are Junior and Freshman in High School now. Can you believe it? I have not seen STUCK yet. Would love to see it and I will soon. Love ya and miss you kiddo. Pamhaldan2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02108813240145576099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-34327787083982441582013-05-09T12:05:27.542-05:002013-05-09T12:05:27.542-05:00Love this! You are a Rock Star to my family, so g...Love this! You are a Rock Star to my family, so glad you are sharing your heart (and your wit!). Who better to blog about adoption than someone so pivotal in many adoption journeys?!!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020630121817431118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-18099448678444294412013-05-09T11:41:09.076-05:002013-05-09T11:41:09.076-05:00We've adopted 3 times, making a total of 5 kid...We've adopted 3 times, making a total of 5 kids. This last time, we adopted a teenager...yes, on purpose! Adoption is the most gut-wrenching, exhausting, mentally and sometimes physically challenging way to build your family, but when God points your way down a certain path, one must follow. OUr bio son summed it up just two days ago........"Mom, I can't imagine our family any other way"........Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462100466222401267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-39490035218423885722013-05-09T11:32:16.250-05:002013-05-09T11:32:16.250-05:00Nikki, the way you candidly write, you were MADE f...Nikki, the way you candidly write, you were MADE for blogging. Your notes always leave me stitches! I would also make the recommendation for anyone considering adoption (or not) to go see STUCK, it paints a very real picture of international adoption today. Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058194139151558673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-89912942882941923132013-05-09T11:32:15.422-05:002013-05-09T11:32:15.422-05:00Happy you're doing this, Nikki!Happy you're doing this, Nikki!Dana Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895102496294629425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106681525021326642.post-61288073676718580302013-05-09T11:23:14.797-05:002013-05-09T11:23:14.797-05:00So totally you. Love this post.So totally you. Love this post.Nate Hagertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196018020381364915noreply@blogger.com