tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post8772364627596525300..comments2023-04-12T04:58:59.365-04:00Comments on Party of 5: Cracking Each Other Up, Crazy Happy, & Do They Know?Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05046870363509253257noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-41044958742867017922008-04-21T19:34:00.000-04:002008-04-21T19:34:00.000-04:00I just wrote to a friend having sleep issues with ...I just wrote to a friend having sleep issues with her newly home baby on much the same thing- on the grief of being ripped away from what she knew, such as it was, on just loving her enough to let her "become". Your boys do seem to have a little extra glimmer- I have always believed it to be the light that I truly see in all the people of Haiti, only in their case they are able to be the children they are b/c of your love and wonderfully secure family, so theirs CAN shine, undaunted. Blessings.Mamato2https://www.blogger.com/profile/06806107872956157971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-5054453717571978642008-04-18T22:16:00.000-04:002008-04-18T22:16:00.000-04:00Oh my gosh - thank you for sharing. I think I just...Oh my gosh - thank you for sharing. I think I just received a really important lesson in the form of a lovely reflection. Thank you.M and Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557944772547796979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-29585829574018743212008-04-18T16:54:00.000-04:002008-04-18T16:54:00.000-04:00I don't even know what 'luck' means. Life is a se...I don't even know what 'luck' means. Life is a series of events - some good, some bad. And a lot of our perspective (whether or not we think of ourselves as 'lucky') relates to whatever we are comparing ourselves to...<BR/><BR/>Having lived in Haiti, I often think of your boys as wonderful examples of how EVERY child, in Haiti and elsewhere, deserves the opportunity to live and thrive and be nurtured. <BR/><BR/>I had an emergency appendectomy when I was living in Haiti. "Very unlucky", I was told. Unlucky that my appendix was about to explode, that I was in one of the most desperately poor countries on earth, that I was 21 years old and thousands of miles from my family.<BR/><BR/>But oh so lucky, was I! I received top-notch medical care. I had health insurance, which paid 100% of the costs. I continued with my life, unlike many others without the resources and access to care necessary to live.<BR/><BR/>So: perspective. I like yours. And obviously your boys have a great attitude towards life - a joy-filled perspective!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658897622283996407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-40044074506185769482008-04-18T12:31:00.000-04:002008-04-18T12:31:00.000-04:00Heather,It is so like you not to take any credit f...Heather,<BR/><BR/>It is so like you not to take any credit for the boys' happiness. And it's possible that by nature they tend toward a positive outlook (which does seem to some extent inborn). But you and Braydon deserve a huge amount of credit for the loving, encriching environment they are now so very lucky to inhabit.<BR/><BR/>Gail (Braydon's Mom)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-74771179988976172502008-04-18T11:25:00.000-04:002008-04-18T11:25:00.000-04:00I think the phrase "lucky" is sometimes offensive ...I think the phrase "lucky" is sometimes offensive because it makes an assumption that adopted children need to be so grateful that they can't be normal kids and have meltdowns and be angry. But people ought to take the time to explain that the loss is not lucky!!<BR/><BR/>BeverlyRamblingMotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148625565336724234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-46764583351193485162008-04-18T08:59:00.000-04:002008-04-18T08:59:00.000-04:00"What are the chances? 2 out of 1.5 million" Exact..."What are the chances? 2 out of 1.5 million" Exactly. I often look at Jellybean and think this same thing (and it often reduces me to tears). He is one out of 1.5 million and I feel so incredibly blessed. Some might say, "Why bother? One child won't make a difference." But I look at this little guy and know that for one it makes all the difference in the world. <BR/>dDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198082344456465490noreply@blogger.com