So many blogs - so little time!

I don't understand how I am able to write my blog, given all else that I do, never mind all the rest of these people! But I suppose since many of them are in the waiting phase of Russian adoption it's very, very normal to spend the time doing things like blogging. Haven't I suggested finding some hobby to pass the time? And plus, if this is the bloggers' first child then they have waaaaayyyyy more time than me, with what seems like 4 loads/laundry a night and homework supervision every afternoon and dinner to cook (thank... more

I'm a blogger, you're a blogger, he's a blogger, she's a blogger, wouldn't you like to be a blogger too?

Man oh man everybody is blogging these days! I am fortunate enough to have a little job blogging, but since I started blogging for adoption.com I've thought of at least 3 other blogs I'd like to do...for fun, of course (IF I had the time). And you can bet that if I knew blogging existed when we were adopting Little J he would've had his own blog. I made him a website...but I've since lost it. Maybe it got deleted when we switched computers?

Anyway...

Here are some blogs by people who are in the process of adopting from Russia or who have already adopted... more

Earlier, while doing research on the region of Voronezh for part of my regional roundup series, I stumbled upon a website that I thought was very interesting. Last year, when it appeared that Russian adoptions my close or slow down (this, in response to the news coverage of "Masha," the Russian girl adopted by a pedophile as well as two deaths of children adopted from Russia at the hands of their adoptive parents), many groups and individuals tried to draw positive light on the Russian adoption experience through... more

I wanted to let you all know about a(nother) great Russian adoption blog over at blogspot: Adopting from Russia. The writer, Jen, is the mother of three little boys and she and her husband are in the process of adopting a little girl from Russia.

Jen has been kind enough to mention my need for region information and has often commented on my blog - I wanted to return the favor. I think hers is and will be a particularly useful blog for everyone either thinking about adoption or who are early in the process. It sounds... more

Well, folks, I was planning on writing a blog this evening on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and adopted children. Either that, or on Masha, that poor girl who was adopted from Russia by a pedophile and then imprisoned for several years before someone figured out what was going on and she was rescued. I also thought I'd do a little bit on post-institutionalization syndrome, or some other cheerful topic like that. Or maybe a little profile on Voronezh, the region where we adopted. I'm starting a section profiling regions in Russia, you see.

But I'm not in the mood for all that... more

I have just stumbled upon a super Russian adoption blog. Click here to see it. Its title is actually "The Longest Journey is the Journey Inward" and it's all about one family's adoption experience.

Normally I am not a big fan of the "our adoption experience" blog. I don't love them largely because they focus a lot on that particular family's experience and not so much on other issues like travel and culture, etc. They are often quickly abandoned after the child comes home, too (Ummm..I am guilty of this, of course. I believe... more

Put Rainbowkids.com in your favorites folder, because if you're a parent of a child adopted internationally (or a hopeful parent) you will find a great resource in this on-line magazine devoted specifically for families created trhough international adoption.

This website is updated often and is chock-full of wonderful articles. Of course, the "personal stories" section is wonderful to browse through. Rainbowkids has a blog section, RKblogs, which is fun to read. A good cross-section... more