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lovely post. where is the article?? i want to read...

2010-06-25T13:01:33.561-07:00

lovely post. where is the article?? i want to read it.

So true about the birth dads, and how often they a...

2010-06-22T19:14:27.874-07:00

So true about the birth dads, and how often they are overlooked and their motives maligned. The default setting-- even among my friends who are too PC to ever malign a birthmom--seems to be to assume the worst and comment accordingly.

My son's birthdad is someone it would be easy to see in a negative light, but I choose to interpret the same behavior others would hold against him as his best effort to show his son he loved him.

I had a similar response to Kendra's at seeing...

2010-06-22T16:09:52.229-07:00

I had a similar response to Kendra's at seeing my "bloggy friend" in a magazine.

I hope that mag publishes more of your stuff. It often could use your perspective, IMHO. (And more of your kids' smiling faces...)

@Kendra - I wondered if anyone would rec...

2010-06-22T13:21:08.293-07:00
@Kendra - I wondered if anyone would recognize me!

I saw your article. =) It's the second time ...

2010-06-21T14:53:43.460-07:00
I saw your article. =) It's the second time that the author of a blog I read has poppped up there. It makes me do a double-take, which is kind of funny, because I don't actually "know" either of you, yet it is SO fun to come across your writing in print. Congrats on getting published!

People are always surprised the my daughter's ...

2010-06-21T08:54:18.915-07:00
People are always surprised the my daughter's birthfather is still in the picture. That he has been involved in the process from teh beginning and he was, in fact, the one who started the ball rolling.

this is a lovely post, heather. how wonderful tha...

2010-06-21T08:51:44.395-07:00
this is a lovely post, heather. how wonderful that ray has committed to being such an important participant in puppy's life.

our relationship with our daughter's birth dad is so complicated. how I wish he'd make that commitment in a meaningful way.

I like the stories about the fathers swirling in y...

2010-06-21T07:18:43.223-07:00
I like the stories about the fathers swirling in your life.

Your piece on Puppy and his Ray was showed the reasons that openness with birth fathers is important. Not just for the birth father. Not just for the child. But for both of them.

I do hope you publish more.