At the police station. For background checks. It was my first time in one of those places. That's a good thing, right? Not at all like on tv. Kids thought it was super cool. I told them if they misbehaved, they would get tossed in the clink. Then, I shared the menu, bread and water. They decided that wasn't so bad since it's what they're used to.
We were asked twice if all these kids were ours and if we were really filling out adoption paperwork?!? Since there were a total of 10 people or so there, that's only 20%
I'm calling that pretty good.
Explained to the nice, inquisitive people, some of us are just large family-types. If you are one, you understand. If not, you might call us cRaZy, or saints, or irresponsible. I'd have to agree on the first one. I've never said we weren't crazy. Irresponsible, definitely not.
But, this is how the world goes round. It takes all kinds of opinions to make an interesting conversation.
We believe the adoptive community is a beautiful bunch of crazies, gladly responsible for more than their share.
Recording this for the blog book. Wanted to try and squeeze in a mug shot souvenir because I forgot my camera. A girl doesn't get fingerprinted every day! Worth documentation. Hope it's my last time.....ever ;-)
2 comments:
I loved this "It takes all kinds of opinions to make an interesting conversation."
So true!
Being fingerprinted does give one a funny feeling, doesn't it?
Re kids: I can only count to two, if I'm to be the parent. Others are braver and better equipped (called??) to have more. If one truly can do it well, have room to house and finances to feed/clothe them all, and the ability to love and nurture each one, then it is their individual choice.
I do answer "Guilty" . . . or "Blessed!" . . . to be amongst that crazy group of adoptive parents and wouldn't trade that experience for the world. One adoptive child and one biological child arrived within three months -- and we knew our family was happily complete.
Not wanting to open a can worms but curious: do you have an opinion on the moral/ethical dilemma that I believe is posed by the recent situation out here in SoCal of the lady who gave birth to octuplets, apparently via IVF, already having several other kids, and being a single mom? I'm really, really struggling with the "rightness" of this whole thing and would love the perspective of someone who really does big families well.
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