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Saturday, October 10, 2009
The day we get our child......
Rob and I have been discussing different holidays and family days we want to celebrate when we get Ethan. (I usually say our baby because we put down either but today I am going to use his name because we will more than likely end up with a boy) One of the days we are going to celebrate is the day he is placed in our arms. I have been going back and forth on the different names that day could be called. "gotcha day", "adoption day", "forever family day", up until now, I just wasn't sure. As I was doing some of my many research which I do to pass the time and find things I think will be pertinent to our adoption and the raising of our child, I found this book. The title says it all "God found us you", we will use The day God found us you. How perfect is that?? Who could argue that as being a day to celebrate?? No negative connotation, no "you should feel lucky because we "gotcha"". I think this is what we will use. I am going to ask the hubby what he thinks when he gets home!! Anyway, if you are interested, here is the link to the book. God found us you. Opinions please!!
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i L.O.V.E it. i'm getting that book. i've always thought "gotcha" sounded a little funny to me, but wasn't sure what else to call it other than "adoption day" and that doesn't sound special enough. that sounds clinical. but i love how it sounds to say "the day God found us you!"
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. When I saw that book, I automatically thought, THAT'S IT!! I am with you on the others. I have read in some of the groups where the adult adoptees found "gotcha" offensive.
I love the "God found us you" idea. With our son, we don't really celebrate Gotcha Day. It was three days after his birthday. We do celebrate Adoption Day. That was the day the court finalized the paperwork to make us a forever family. With the Korean adoption, the birthdate and gotcha date are not going to be so close. We were trying to think of what to call gotcha that sounded less casual. :)
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