I started off this two part series last Thursday with a discussion on things I did like about the movie. I needed to start out with the positives for a few reasons. I'm a generally positive person so it's just in my nature to start off with good things. And, on a totally negative note, there were less positives for me to discuss and so I thought they deserved the limelight of first nod.

Truth be told, while I didn't hate the movie, there were many, many... more

I posted last week about my misgivings regarding my favorite show, One Tree Hill, and a new adoption storyline. I just got to watch this week's episode last night. (It's normally on Monday nights but, well, if you have children then you understand the need for Digital Video Recorders.) I had actually managed to forget (or block, perhaps) the possible adoption storyline. However, it didn't take long to surface in this week's episode.

Just a few minutes into the show,... more

That's right. I watched the movie. Even though I said I wouldn't. Even though I knew it was probably not in the best interest of my mascara. Even though I felt like I was dissenting against the sisterhood of birth mothers worldwide. But, last Friday, I rented it. I watched it. Alone. (Not the best choice, by the way.) And I didn't hate the movie. Again with the dissenting.

There were things I liked and things that didn't sit so well. This week I will be covering thirteen things that I liked in the movie. You know what next week will bring! Oh, and before... more

I have a guilty pleasure. It's a teen angst drama that goes by the name of One Tree Hill. Of course, they graduated high school last season and to keep things interesting and fresh, they hit the fast-forward button on time and this season features the characters four years later, adjusting to adulthood with just as much angst as ever. One was recently left at the alter! The couple that married in high school is having problems! Someone kidnapped the kid! Oh! The drama!

So, what does this have to do with adoption?

I wish I could say, "Absolutely nothing!... more

I'm done. I've had it. I don't want to hear anymore. See anymore. Read anymore. Or feel anymore. And the latter is all that television, movies and writings about television and movies have made me do for the past few months. Can't a woman get a break without hiding under a rock? I can't even load my e-mail or my RSS reader without being slapped in the face as of late.

With what? Fertility, infertility, adoption and any variation thereof.

Except when I'm judging local newscasts for errors, grammar and general look and feel, I don't really want to put too much thought into my television time. That time isn't very long nor does it often happen uninterrupted so I like it when my... more

Yes, it's another Juno post! I have another one coming tomorrow. I can hear your excitement. But as the general public continues to latch onto this movie, more and more people who are touched by adoption are coming out of the woodwork to talk about how this movie is making them feel.

Coming out of Cincinnati, an opinion column in The Enqiurer hits some great points. The article itself is written by a birth mother from the closed era, having placed her child in 1971.... more

I'm going to talk about Juno again. Jennifer Garner wasn't nominated for an Oscar for her role as the adoptive mother in the movie. Truthfully? I'm a Garner fan and bet she did a great job in the movie. What I'm not pleased about? The way Entertainment Weekly (print version) covered the Oscar-snub and described the role. Let me quote from the magazine:

As the prim and proper Vanessa Loring, Garner practically glowed with maternal warmth and longing. She definitely deserved that baby - and a nod for best supporting actress.

She... more

I swear. I must be a glutton for punishment. As I was flipping through channels last night after my older son was put to bed, I saw the name of a movie. I stopped and pressed the information button on Love Notes to see more about the movie. Of course, the word adoption was red and glowing on my screen.

Okay, maybe not red and glowing but it could have been. I was expecting something completely different and, bam! There's adoption in my face!

Instead of continuing on my clicking journey, I stayed.... more

I still haven't seen it. That's not surprising considering I have two children, aged two and under, a huge pile of laundry and a ton of work to get done. When you add in the fact that I don't normally hit the theaters for movies as I would rather sit on my couch and talk at will while watching movies, well, it's just really the opposite of surprising. However, others around the blogosphere have seen it including those who are touched by adoption in various ways.

And what are they saying? Obviously, each person is having their own personal experience. Reviews are... more

As Juno has now been released to all theaters (it was previously in limited release), the commercials have been all over my television for the past few days. In fact, as I was watching twenty-four hours of our favorite holiday movie, I saw the commercial no less than ten different times that I am able to recall. My Husband, who was watching television with me as well, perked up when he saw that the skinny kid from the movie Superbad (Michael... more