Blog Entries for PamConnellRelated SearchesConfessions of a Foodie Mom: The Good Mood Diet Review30 Oct 2009 03:03 PM The Good Mood Diet, by Susan Kleiner, is a book this "Foodie" mom has found helpful. Kleiner is a registered dietitican experienced in working with both weight loss groups (which included people with chronic illnesses) and also professional- and Olympic-caliber athletes. Book Review: Orientals: Asian Americans in Popular Culture29 Oct 2009 11:21 PM My last blog wondered about the impact of anti-immigrant feelings, worsened by economic conditions, on international adoptees and their families. In that blog, I quoted from the book Orientals: Asian Americans in Popular Culture. Will Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Affect Adopted Children?28 Oct 2009 04:21 PM School conferences were a revelation to a mother of a middle-school daughter who had been adopted from Guatemala, but even more of a revelation to her teachers. The girl had reported that the teachers never called on her class. Tags: adoption | immigration | racism An Alternative (Please!) to the Adoption of the Month Club24 Oct 2009 07:59 PM In my last blog, referring to various obituaries written about Patrick Swayze, I talked about how calling attention to a person's adoption without reason can seem to make a false distinction between permanently adopted family members and other permanent family members. Confessions of a Foodie Mom: Soup "Cravings" and Cookies by the Fire23 Oct 2009 12:59 AM I'm not doing terribly well in the weight loss department. After a warm and sunny summer and September, we've had some of what Winnie-the-Pooh would definitely call "blustery days". I just want to curl up by the fireplace and listen to the rain on the roof. Star's Death Occasions a Reminder of When and How to Mention Adoption22 Oct 2009 07:14 PM Other bloggers in this blog have written about Positive Adoption Language and the impact of adoption words. I'm hardly a "word usage Nazi" on the warpath for political correctness, but two things this week have left me wishing our culture would be just a little bit more sensitive to my children. 2 comments — latest 24 Oct 2009 11:07 PM by Pam Connell Tags: obituaries | Patrick Swayze | popular culture | respectful adoption language Birthparents from the show 16 and Pregnant Have Bittersweet Moments But No Regrets13 Oct 2009 12:56 AM The same People magazine issue (October 5, 2009) that told Katherine Heigl's joyous adoption story also featured an update on the adoption featured on MTV's reality show, 16 and Pregnant. 1 comments — latest 13 Oct 2009 03:30 AM by Michele Cheplic Confessions of a Foodie Mom: Food as Atmosphere?12 Oct 2009 10:46 PM Last night I had dinner at my parents' house, along with my husband and kids, my sister and her husband and kids, and my aunt. There were 13 of us in all. Italian food is Mom's specialty, what I remember from growing up. I'm allergic to perfumes and fragrances. (This is relevant, really. 2 comments — latest 23 Oct 2009 12:41 AM by Pam Connell Tags: Confessions of a Foodie Mom | personal journey | weight loss More People-Watching (Reading)11 Oct 2009 12:18 AM Last week I wrote about Katherine Heigl's newly adopted daughter, who is ten months old and was adopted from Korea. Tags: embryo transfer | intellectual disabilities | People Magazine Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley's Bundle of Joy02 Oct 2009 03:12 PM With apologies to our fearless Popular Culture bloggers, I must admit that I am usually woefully ignorant of TV and music personalities. Nor am I usually a reader of People magazine. Tags: adoption | Josh Kelley | Katherine Heigl | song for a daughter |
|
