Perspectives

This website is a journey of discovery for me. There is so much more I could write about as a single, divorced mom, as a teacher, as an adoptive mom, as an older mom. My intuition tells me that this is enough for now. I am sure I am not finished and as the experiences come, so will my desire to share. If you have a desire to share, please contact me and I will publish parenthood from your point of view.

The Howes Family

January 26, 2012

On June 11, 2000, I sat on a hard plastic couch in Guangzhou, China. An older Chinese lady came into the austere room, holding a skinny, pale baby girl with no hair. Scratches covered her body accentuating dry patches of eczema. Her little body was also covered with Mongolian spots which are splotches of dark [...]

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