tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812829745872292085.post6825736215165497552..comments2023-08-23T05:17:47.225-07:00Comments on No Hands But Ours: the blog: Sink or SwimStefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929186829748543826noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812829745872292085.post-35255772217238939312011-01-21T19:36:33.020-08:002011-01-21T19:36:33.020-08:00Hee hee...didn't they tell you that China girl...Hee hee...didn't they tell you that China girls come with a full dose of stubborn? Doesn't even cost extra.Lola Granolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344567842844238833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812829745872292085.post-22311346380182622112011-01-21T06:10:51.242-08:002011-01-21T06:10:51.242-08:00Ah yes - a dad's version of 'bonding time&...Ah yes - a dad's version of 'bonding time'! I'm with you 100% - heard the same 'the books' comment a time or two - and couldn't wait until the bonding started.....but it did.....along about the third night terror when each of our three adopteds realize that the strong arms of dad who managed to move both them and himself to a bunch of blankets on the deck just so they could touch him (the beds in China are just too.stinkin.small!!!) counted for something (whiskers and all too!)!<br /><br />Great perspective - and thanks for reasserting oh so cleverly - we just have to keep our sense of humor when we are learning to parent dynamically!<br /><br />aus and co.Aushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740211277947404999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812829745872292085.post-87010682975598722532011-01-21T05:30:21.711-08:002011-01-21T05:30:21.711-08:00Oh my goodness, I laughed through this entire post...Oh my goodness, I laughed through this entire post.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing, so transparently and with such humor, what those first few hours, days, weeks and months can be like - trying to find a way (any way!) to connect with a traumatized child.<br /><br />Loved it!Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929186829748543826noreply@blogger.com