Happen endings come in many packages

29Sep2005 Filed under: Adoption Author: Dawn

Now I’m linking because she said I could.

Your empty bottles are still scattered across my kitchen counter. There are milk stains on the sheets from where we slept together. Your blankets are tossed over the backs of chairs. Your diaper bag is still in my car. Your carseat sits empty. I will put these things away soon; finally, slowly; the same way I placed you into your new home — taking note of every detail. I needed to know you and love you before I could give you away. I needed to feel like you were mine, and these past five days, you were. We were for each other.

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3 Responses to “Happen endings come in many packages”

Jessica
September 29th, 2005 at 8:01 pm

Thank you for the link. I would have commented over there, but it wouldn’t let me. I read the archives for over an hour, and cried. Mainly because she is so brave. A beautiful story of a mother.
Lisa V
September 30th, 2005 at 10:36 am

Thank you Dawn.
Michelle
September 30th, 2005 at 10:25 pm

That is beautiful.

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I have two kids and a delightfully odd husband, Brett. My children are Noah (born to us in 1997) and Madison (born to her first mom, Pennie, in 2004 and brought to our family through a domestic, open adoption). They are my inspiration and also the reason I don't get more done around here.

I'm a writer and sometimes I get published, which is a nice thing. I write for joy, I write for money and when I'm very lucky, both things happen at the same time. My work appears in national publications including Yoga Journal, Disney's Family.com, Utne, Wondertime, Brain Child and Salon. Currently I am working on a book about my daughter's adoption and seeking representation for the proposal. I also own Smart Cookie Communications with my husband.