Issue link: https://fredparent.uberflip.com/i/124782
" Here's my most favorite memory on adoption. Frankie was talking with one of his friends (both 6 years old at the time). The conversation went something like this: Friend: "Frankie! How come you are a different color than your mommy?" Frankie: "We are? She's just not as tan as me." Friend: "No, really. You don't match." Frankie "I was adopted. I grew on the outside of my mommy's tummy." Friend; "Wow, that's cool! I guess that's why you're so tan!" Me: Tears flowing. It's a moment I'll never forget! My son is a very bright little boy! Sigh." - kimberly legg " On the Hurricane Sandy night when we had no power, my daughter came downstairs and didn't realize she had gone to the bathroom in her pajamas. Needless to say the mess was in her bed, down the stairs and all over her. We had no power to throw things in the wash. I couldn't even put things on the back porch because there was a hurricane outside! Once we got life back in order for the night and everyone back in bed, I feel my husband shaking the bed with his laughter." - dawn holt " My favorite memory of motherhood is something we call the "One Minute Mommy." That was the name we used for our bedtime ritual. I would put the kids to bed, tickle their backs and faces and talk about the day. It was supposed to last for just one minute but always took 5-10. Even now as teenagers they want a "One Minute Mommy" but refer to them with a more sophisticated name — a backrub. It's a great way to end each day." - ann cadwallader Kerry Pinto is a freelance writer living with her husband and two children in Stafford. www.fredericksburgparent.NET 13