One Small Victory
eceived from my adoption agency today:
Should I bother tell them that one either uses the title “Dr.” or the suffix “MD,” but not both together? Nah. I’m just glad to not be Mrs. HisLastName any more.
Technorati tags: adoption, on gender, womanism
Amazon “Considering” Making Baby Registry Changes
eople have asked whether I have heard anything more from Amazon about making changes to the baby registry feature for those who are adopting. You may remember that I suggested making the date optional if the person checks that s/he/they are adopting. This seems simple, but not to Amazon.
Dear Dr. MyLastName,
Thanks for writing back in [...]
In The Books
ell it is official. As of today, we are officially in the books. I drove the profiles there myself. I expected some sort of ticker tape parade or pinata party in celebration, but alas there were no festivities to be found. I was told very simply that now the fun part begins: the waiting.
And while [...]
Stupid Troll
Honda Pilot Troll Commercial
Am I the only one who finds this Honda Pilot commercial annoying? The family is supposed to answer 3 questions before being allowed to pass. They only answered 2.
Why didn’t the troll eat them? Stupid troll.
So Far, Not Digging This
ast night I finally confronted my fear and got out the breast pump. I managed to put the pieces together and got everything set up properly. I figured out how to put the flanges in my bra and turned on the Symphony. Happily I didn’t explode. It felt weird, but I was OK. After 15 [...]
Crying Child and Parents Removed From Flight
irTran Ejected 3-Year-Old and Her Parents After Tantrum.
I’m hailing AirTran as the carrier that I want to fly after their actions with this family. These parents were unable to get their 3-year-old child into her seat as she began tantruming for no discernible reason (like most 3 year old tantrums). After a 15 minute [...]
There’s An Orbit In The House
returned from Atlanta to find a giant box sitting in my foyer. The Orbit had arrived!!
Can I tell you that it is majorly cool?
I am totally smitten. All we need is a baby to go inside. Anyone want to help with that?
Tonight I venture to BabiesRUs with my buddy, K, in tow to [...]
Our Profile…Finally
ell it isn’t in the books yet, but thanks to the lovely Joanna, we have a visually appealing Dear Expectant Parent letter/profile. She’s even put the profile up on her site: Our Chosen Child. Feel free to view the design there and give her lots of props if you love it. (If you don’t, be [...]
Why I Have To Be Done With LouF
ou know the feeling that comes from pounding your head against a brick wall? And I don’t mean in the way that you start to feel after your 7th IVF or the umpteenth disaster that screws up your planned cycle. I mean the attempt to explain what infertility feels like to a) a non-infertile and [...]
More On Amazon & The Baby Registry
want to thank everyone for their support! Every call, e-mail, letter and fax is so appreciated. I’ve since had two contacts from Amazon about this issue.
The first was last night from Amazon.com Executive Customer Relations, an entity I had never heard of before. Stephanie writes:
Hello from Amazon.com.
I’m sorry for the inconvenience you [...]