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Tag: Adoption

Waiting for the real work to start

Posted on November 20, 2013 By Brody No Comments on Waiting for the real work to start

The following column appeared in The Herald-Sun on Nov. 16, 2013:

My friend Colin – another adoptive parent – asked over lunch last week whether I felt like a dad now.

“Has it really sunk in?”

It’s been nearly six months since Catherine and I adopted John Michael in Asheville and brought him home to Durham.

The answer should’ve been an emphatic “Yes.” But as I thought about it, I grew less certain.

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When life hands you a Fastpass

Posted on November 2, 2013 By Brody No Comments on When life hands you a Fastpass

This column appeared in The Herald-Sun in 2013: By Wes Platt Janis Joplin wailed from Catherine’s pocket as Sam Eagle explained that he would perform a salute to all nations “but mostly America.” It was Sunday afternoon, Memorial Day weekend, and we were in the middle of the theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for Muppetvision 3D when…

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