28th January 2006

Happy New Year!

Image hosting by PhotobucketToday is the first day of the Year of the Dog. “People born in the Year of the Dog possess the best traits of human nature. They have a deep sense of loyalty, are honest, and inspire other people¡¦s confidence because they know how to keep secrets. But Dog People are somewhat selfish, terribly stubborn, and eccentric. They care little for wealth, yet somehow always seem to have money. They can be cold emotionally and sometimes distant at parties. They can find fault with many things and are noted for their sharp tongues. Dog people make good leaders. They are compatible with those born in the Years of the Horse, Tiger, and Rabbit. ”

The Omegas are in Big City for the weekend. We’ve done the zoo, tomorrow is the Chinese Cultural Center. OmegaMom hopes that the gods are appeased by the clean hotel room, as the thought of actually truly cleaning the OmegaHouse makes her shudder.

The Discovery Channel is doing the “China Event”–show after show on China. CafePress has a boatload of Year of the Dog goods; I particularly like the “Ancient Chinese Zodiac Dog Stamp” T-shirt and the Chinese papercut design.

And Figlet is throwing a CNY party. Darned well better post pics, girl!

Gung hay fat choi! Sun nien fai lok! (Yes, it’s Cantonese, not Mandarin…OmegaDotter hails from southern China, so it’s appropriate for us.)

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28th January 2006

Adoption commentary

Karen, over at The Nekkid Ovary, has a list of “10 Things You Shouldn’t Say to Someone Adopting”. Good list.

Folks who aren’t adoptive parents sometimes don’t understand what is offensive or upsetting about some of the sayings, and someone asked, very nicely, if Karen could explain her problem with some of them.

OmegaMom, being a pushy big mouth, couldn’t help but provide her list of reasons why they bother her, in the commentary.

Check it out. Karen’s got a good blog; if you’ve got a friend going through the adoption process right now, Karen’s blog can give you a good taste of the feelings brought on by/during the process. (Warning to those who have never suffered from infertility: Karen often vents about fertiles versus infertiles, and it can be difficult to read sometimes. But still good. And enlightening. And well-written. And funny.)

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