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Everybody Loves Theo (updated!)

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What Theo Loves Right Now

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      • The Lawrence Hall of Science 

    • His Uncle Serge (pictured at left)

• Elmo • Pizza at Jupiter (the kind with pesto, olives and chicken)

    • His mommy (he hugs me all day!)

  • • "Wee" Willy Dixon (a blues bass player from the 60s)
  • • Zin Zin Violin
  • • Running
  • • Jumping down the stairs (scary!)
  • • Going to play drums in daddy's studio
  • • Flirting
  • • Asking "why?"

February 27, 2009 |

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Little Nuggets of Wisdom

  • Nothing is too good to be true.
  • There is no sin but a mistake, and no punishment but a consequence.
  • Sometimes you have to break down in order to break through.
  • Time brings change, and change takes time.
  • Joy is contagious.
  • World peace begins with personal peace.

Challenges of transracial adoption

  • Taking care of skin and hair that is so different from your own.
  • We can never go anywhere unnoticed. Now I know how Brad and Angelina feel.
  • People feel free to ask all sorts of questions. I usually don't mind, but sometimes I don't feel like talking.
  • I worry about raising Theo to be an "authentic" African American.
  • People often think I'm the nanny. Whatever.

Favorite Theo-related Comments

  • "Theo lives more in one day than most people live in one week." -- Peter, one of Theo's daycare providers
  • "Are you the caretaker or the mother?" (I get this question a few times per week)
  • "Put some socks on that baby! He's not Nordic, you know!"--an older African American woman scolding Jeff
  • "Sorry I keep staring at your baby, but I'm clairvoyant and your son is shining so bright. He's special and he knows it."-- a woman at church
  • "Whose baby is this?"--an older African American lady. When I told her, she replied in disbelief: "Where did you get this baby?"
  • "She looks just like Billie Holliday!"--Andy Fyne, before discovering that Theo is a boy
  • "Wow, his hair! And that's no weave!"--Dr. Bean
  • "He looks like a little chocolate bunny that should be wrapped in foil."--Sondra
  • "Mommy, I'm so happy about Theo that I think I might cry."--Josh, upon seeing Theo at hospital

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