http://www.cjsdaddy.com I don\\\'t really like tag lines much, so I\\\'m not using one. This is to show how wordpress cannot intepret apostrophes. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:01:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, another late blog post, no excuses this time - I got wrapped up in following a couple of message board and blog threads. I must say that I'm learning a lot in a few places about racism and racial misconceptions (the difference being one involves action the other ... http://www.cjsdaddy.com/2008/07/17/road-fun/ Happy Independence Day everyone!  I could write some nifty patriot post or provide commentary on our founding fathers.  But I'll just assume you've had enough of that today.  Let me just wish everyone a blessed day and pray you enjoy the freedom we enjoy in this great country of ours. She's ... http://www.cjsdaddy.com/2008/07/04/independence/ Yah, so much for keeping up with the blog.  Uh Huh! Well, maybe this is the week.  As usual I've got a number of posts running through my head and rather than spend 3 hours attempting to organize my thoughts, I just thought it would be best to spend some time ... http://www.cjsdaddy.com/2008/06/28/getting-myself-together/ Warning - this is a long post! I've had the honor and pleasure of providing the Father's Day message this morning. Just wanted to post it here for anyone who might wanna know what I've learned since becoming CJs Daddy. As for a general update, we're having home PC ... http://www.cjsdaddy.com/2008/06/15/meaning-of-fatherhood/ Legitimacy and Entitlement.... I've been finding myself drawn to considering both of these topics as they pertain to adoption lately. As you may know, I read a lot of blogs and message boards that view many different slants on the various forms of adoption. The two concepts just keep criss crossing eachother ... http://www.cjsdaddy.com/2008/06/05/legitimacy/ Phirst place - and it's only May. http://www.cjsdaddy.com/2008/05/30/meanwhile-in-philly/ Gee wiz. I've been busy. Actually, I've been busy and my priorities have changed. It's honestly NOT that taking care of a one year old is incredibly difficult, it's just that I really don't want to do much of anything else! I'm obviously neglecting my blog, ... http://www.cjsdaddy.com/2008/05/22/this-and-that-where-have-i-been/ What's a Mother? I'm not even going to look up the dictionary definition, because I know a Mother when I see one.  And I've seen plenty - so I'm as close as a man will ever come to being an expert. There are many kinds of Mother's. Like most people, I've had ... http://www.cjsdaddy.com/2008/05/12/mother-mommy-mama/ Apparently NBC doesn't think the red-head or any of my other wonderful friends who have become moms through adoption are really moms. Instead, they are Non-Mom's - whatever the heck that means. According to NBC. According to the peacock here's how they describe them - Grandparent, stepmom, or ... http://www.cjsdaddy.com/2008/05/09/happy-non-mothers-day/ Oh, how things are changing 'round here! The Read Head writes much more eloquently on the ins and outs of getting settled into new routines, so let me take a minute and discuss what they mean for me.  I said back when I started my original blog that this would be ... http://www.cjsdaddy.com/2008/05/06/transitions/