This book about raising a child who thinks ethically is changing the way I work with my class.
The second graders are getting it.
I have focused on 3 rules for living comfortably in a community.
- Care deeply
- Share generously
- Help willingly
Perhaps the on-line Vietnam Adoption community might take a moment to reflect on the aforementioned rules for living. Care, share, help. Simple. The 7 year olds get it. Give it a try and if you are a reader get it at the local library and enjoy.
I'm not big on blog commenting but I could not hold myself back this week. Some of the angry opinions out there in cyber space seemed over the top. Below I have pasted in a bit of the comment I made on a popular blog (she certainly gets more viewers than I do!) in response to a very unhappy PAP.
Corruption touches all of us, around the globe, and taints my wait with worry.
In spite of that worry I choose to read these blogs of families that have gone before me. I admire their beautiful children. I celebrate the highs and lows of their journey from afar. I pay special attention to discussions of Vietnamese history, descriptions of the Hanoi area, advice about restaurants, taxis, hotels and packing lists. I choose to read and take away from my reading those tidbits that are meaningful to me and me alone. I choose to read. You choose to read.
We all have a choice here.
Don’t read. Read.
Be nasty. Be nice.
Be infuriated. Be joyful.
I know what I am choosing.
Little B, my son, may very well be waiting for me in an orphanage in Northern Vietnam at this very moment. When he arrives I want him to know all about this time of joyous anticipation.
Stressful? Yes.
Frustrating? Certainly.
Joyous? Definitely.
Another rule for living in a community? If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all. Credit for this rule goes to my mom.
