I don’t get a chance to watch Oprah very often. But I do remember, more often these days, her once saying that life changed for her at age 40. At this point in her life, she said she had really stopped caring about what others thought about her. Even though I am not yet 40 I feel like this freedom is rapidly approaching. I am tolerant of so much more than I used to be.

But my daily grind continues to be the world’s reaction to my family. I am asked, almost daily, in a variety of iterations, “Are they yours?” They are referring to my children of course. And most often they are referring to my children -in front of my children. I’d like to say it doesn’t bother me. But I am not 40 yet!!

It hurts; and I wonder what my children feel. My oldest, almost 6 years old, certainly understands. She came home one day from Kindergarten and asked, “what’s adoption?”

It’s so strange to be a part of a community so small and still feel like such an outsider. I will talk more about this another time. For now I am just trying to put something on this page, other than the “Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!”

I’m excited to start this new adventure in blogging. I have only just signed up and picked my theme an hour or two ago. The web is truly amazing…..