Parenting Plus

From the Tapestry Blog:

“Parenting plus” is a term I was introduced to when I first started attending Tapestry events in 2007. It’s the idea that we will have normal parenting experiences plus some extras due to adoption.

Most days at our house look like anyone else’s house. We wake up, get dressed, eat breakfast, play, read books, normal things. And sometimes those normal things give way to the parenting plus moments.

I was reading Time for Bed Elmo! to my youngest while Elise sat in the dining room occupied with another activity. In the story Elmo is put to bed by his babysitter. When the story ended, Elise asked, “Mom, when am I going to see my babysitter again?” Confused as to who Elise is talking about I ask, “What babysitter?” She replies, “The one in Vietnam.”

As we talk about her babysitter (caretaker/nanny) in Vietnam, it hits me. In my mind, December 18, 2008, that day we adopted Elise in Vietnam, is 3 years and 10 months ago. It’s in the past; it’s something I look back on not something that dwells in my thoughts. But in these parenting plus moments, I see that Elise’s past may always be on her mind.

I just hope that I will continue to have the words to help her with her questions and hurts, and I hope that we have many more parenting plus moments as we continue growing our relationship.

For more on this concept check out these resources:

Counting the Cost of the Journey

Anything But Typical

Closing the Gap

Completely His

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