I Am Not My Hair
In celebration of our African American Hair Care workshop beginning on January 3rd 2010… Besides, who doesn’t love India Arie? Enjoy!
Archive for December, 2009
Motherbridge of Love
Adoption Mosaic’s winter 2009/10 newsletter The Constellation has just been published. In this issue we included a review of the childrens’ book Motherbridge of Love (previously a poem entitled Legacy of an Adopted Child). To read the review see page 4 of our winter newsletter.
As editor of The Constellation, I felt some hesitation about including this book in the newsletter. Although it’s never been clarified, I felt that by publishing a review of a book or movie on either the website, or the newsletter, we are giving it Adoption Mosaic’s unspoken “seal of approval.” The vast majority of the books (and movies) we review are books that we, the many people who make up the whole of Adoption Mosaic, generally feel good about. However, several of us, (myself included) clearly don’t feel good about the message this particular book sends. Wanting to know more about how others felt about it, I asked some members of Adoption Mosaic’s staff and board their opinions of the book. This is the feedback I received:
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Find My Family
There is a new reality show on ABC called Find My Family (Mondays 9 PM Pacific). From the creators of Extreme Makeover Home Edition. I saw this show for the first time last Monday, and to be honest I’m not sure what to think of it. It came on when I was doing some work on my computer, and, obviously, due to the subject matter it instantly grabbed my attention. The show finds and reunites adoptees with their birth families. The two hosts are both adopted, and take a very sympathetic role. Reunions take place under the “family tree” a large shady tree in the middle of what looks like a meadow.
Is anyone else out there watching this show? What are your opinions?
Elf
My all time favorite adoption themed movie for the holidays is Elf. Will Ferrel is truly hilarious as Buddy, the human adopted by elves. We are showing it at our upcoming Community Movie Night on December 8th. Come laugh with us, and then join the discussion that follows the movie.