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Dim Sum and Doughnuts

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Just Part Of Being A Girl

August 15, 2017

You know, it’s funny. After all the summers I spent living at Camp Tanuga, I never really paid attention to the differences between boys and girls until my visits this summer. I think it's because … [Read more...] about Just Part Of Being A Girl

Filed Under: Camp Life, Friendship, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: adoption blog, adoption blogger, boy campers, boy life, camp letters, camp life, camp vibes, differences between boys and girls, girl campers, girl drama, girl life, girls are complicated, growing up, growing up is hard, overnight camp, parenting blog, part of growing up, tween girl behavior

Don’t Overthink It

June 7, 2017

My girls and I are scheduled to speak in a few days at an adoption event in the metro Detroit area. We are very excited to be included, but it occurred to me this morning that I don’t have any idea … [Read more...] about Don’t Overthink It

Filed Under: Adoption, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: adoption blog, adoption blogger, Adoption Concerns, Adoption Parenting, Attachment Theory, Parenting 101, parenting blog

It’s Her Story To Tell

November 20, 2016

"It's Her Story To Tell" A Dim Sum & Doughnuts Guest Post By: Laurie Freeman Every age presents a new challenge when our kids are growing up. And as much as we try or think we should shelter … [Read more...] about It’s Her Story To Tell

Filed Under: Adoption, Guest Post, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: adoption, adoption awareness, adoption blog, adoption blogger, Adoption Community, Dim Sum And Doughnuts, getting real about adoption, inclusion, national adoption month, Shoey and Dot

What Happens When You Give Up Your Name

October 30, 2016

I got my first tattoo when I was nineteen. At the time, I was very tight with my dad and in a relationship with someone I really liked. My dad also liked him. It was the end of my sophomore year at … [Read more...] about What Happens When You Give Up Your Name

Filed Under: Adoption, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: adoption blog, Changing your name, Dim Sum And Doughnuts, Go Bucks, growing up, metro detroit blog, Mom Blog, parenting blog, Taking a new name

“That’s Not Your REAL Kid”

September 3, 2016

I have noticed that most of the adoption pieces floating around the internet are geared towards people who are adopting or considering adoption. That makes sense, yes, but they're not raising a whole … [Read more...] about “That’s Not Your REAL Kid”

Filed Under: Adoption, Parenthood & Parenting Tips, Rants Tagged With: adoptimist, adoption awareness, adoption blog, adoption education, idiots are everywhere, metro detroit adoption, teaching about adoption

Intrusive In Laws, Awkward Moments and Family Questions

August 14, 2016

Welcome to Mailbag Monday 7.0! Our first question comes from the Dim Sum and Doughnuts email inbox: Hi, I have a husband and 3 kids. We are both Greek and our family life is a lot like the movie … [Read more...] about Intrusive In Laws, Awkward Moments and Family Questions

Filed Under: Adoption, Mailbag Monday!, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: adoption blog, advice blog, awkward parenting moments, help with parenting, in laws, intrusive in laws, parenting blog

My Biggest Adoption Mistake

June 27, 2016

There's an organization called Adoptimist that "connects expectant mothers and hopeful families considering adoption." I wrote a piece for them not too long ago and they asked me to write another … [Read more...] about My Biggest Adoption Mistake

Filed Under: Adoption Tagged With: adopt a baby, adoption blog, Adoption Community, adoption mistakes, Adoption process, adoption support group, planning to adopt

Thank You Note

May 17, 2016

Dear You, On March 23, 2016 we came out with the post Lose Yourself. It was an announcement post of sorts: We decided as a family we were going to take a shot at branding Dim Sum and Doughnuts. … [Read more...] about Thank You Note

Filed Under: Sum Of This, Sum Of That Tagged With: adoption blog, camp, camp blog, chinese adoption, daughters, detroit, dog blog, friendship, fun, grateful, growing up, lessons, lessons learned, life lessons, lifestyle blog, making mistakes, parenting blog, passing something down to my daughters, thank you to our readers

Lose Yourself

March 23, 2016

There are random notes all over the place with post ideas for Dim Sum and Doughnuts. I could bust out a piece tomorrow on so many different topics, but this piece…this one is giving me trouble. I feel … [Read more...] about Lose Yourself

Filed Under: Adoption, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: adoption blog, carpe diem, growing up, lose yourself, metro detroit blogger, michigan blog, seize the day

When They’re Yours

March 16, 2011

When I was 12 or 13 years old, I used to babysit. It wasn‘t my thing. The kids smelled like playground, their hands were grubby and they wanted me to “play." I wasn’t into it. I used to change the … [Read more...] about When They’re Yours

Filed Under: Adoption, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: adoption as an option, adoption blog, adoption blogger, Adoption Concerns, adoption education, Adoption Parenting, adoption questions, adoption rocks, adoption vs biological

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