If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.

Latin Proverb

A few posts back I compared waiting to doldrums. (A belt of calms and light baffling winds north of the equator between the northern and southern trade winds in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans that have been known to strand sailing vessels at sea.) For those of you waiting for a vietnam adoption don’t wait for wind, take to the oars!

Check out this organization: Ethica is a nonprofit corporation that seeks to be an impartial voice for ethical adoption practices worldwide, and provides education, assistance, and advocacy to the adoption and foster care communities.

On this page you will find information specific to Vietnam and actions you can take help ensure that ethical adoptions can continue from Vietnam. Even if you are not the letter writing, phone calling type, there is a lot of information here ALL IN ONE PLACE as opposed to scattered all over the internet.

If you are just beginning your adoption process, any adoption, I would recommend looking at this site too. There is information for intercountry and domestic adoption, foster care, links to resources and even a bookstore.

The “F” Word

The other day as I was cleaning up the dinner dishes S (6 year old son) says to me, “Mom, I know what the “F” word is” in a tone that denoted he was proud of his new knowledge. Fearing the worst but also curious I replied, “Oh really, what is the “F” word?” and instantly began to concentrate on a calm reaction. S looked a little nervous, and quietly replied, “Fart”. I must not have been able to keep a complete poker face and he followed with “That is the “F” word isn’t it?”. I happily replied (relived that I would not have to have a “talk” with him that day) “Yes, it’s one of them.”