this woman’s work

Pennie just agreed to sit on the Open Adoption panel I’m gonna moderate at the next AAC Conference! Barring things like finals and stuff. I mean, the woman is busy! And it’s a long way off! But I SO want her to come even just to hang at the conference if she doesn’t want to do the panel!!

Right now the yesses and maybes I have are: Pennie (!!!), Shannon, Jenna and maybe just maybe Bacchus! (One or two people may be still in the works — it’s hard since it costs money to present and so I want to find folks who don’t have to hugely travel. Bacchus volunteered!!!  Barb, I would LOVE for you to come but understand if you couldn’t? And then there’s a birth parent near me who I’m waiting to hear from.) I chose people who have a variety of experiences with openness and different challenges but who are all committed to child-centeredness with maybe different results.

That would make it:

Me (moderating less more than participating)

Pennie (first mom)

Shannon (adoptive mom twice in two different-looking circumstances)

Jenna (first mom who is also, as we know, well-connected to many other people’s stories)

Bacchus (adoptive dad who did foster-to-adopt)

And one or two other first parents to be announced. (I’m kinda rooting for a first dad but am not sure if that’ll happen due to scheduling challenges.) Is that too big? It’s kinda big. It might work if it’s just we five, too, so I won’t fret much. But I’d like to have more as back-up since life happens and maybe people who thought they could come won’t be able to.

Possibly related posts

• People out there in the world (3)
• Open Adoption stuff (10)
• Some quotes, less whining (1)
• Open Adoption Support Survey (2)
• My presentation is OVER (2)