Kay Bratt's Blog, page 42
October 19, 2014
From article: Just how bad a mother am I? I wondered, as I watched my 13-year-ol...
From article: Just how bad a mother am I? I wondered, as I watched my 13-year-old son deep in conversation with Siri. Gus has autism, and Siri, Apple’s “intelligent personal assistant” on the iPhone, is currently his B.F.F. Obsessed with weather formations, Gus had spent the hour parsing the difference between isolated and scattered thunderstorms — an hour in which, thank God, I didn’t have to discuss them. After a while I heard this....
How One Boy With Autism Became B.F.F.'s With Apple’s Siri
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How one 13-year-old boy with autism became B.F.F.'s with Apple's Siri
How One Boy With Autism Became B.F.F.'s With Apple’s Siri
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How one 13-year-old boy with autism became B.F.F.'s with Apple's Siri
Twin sisters adopted from China reunited years laterwww.n...
Twin sisters adopted from China reunited years later
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It's a remarkable reunion for twin sisters adopted from China when they were just babies. One sister went to a family in Norway, the other sister went to a family in Sacramento.
Chinese field trip leads to family discoverywww.pomeradon...
Chinese field trip leads to family discovery
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Several years ago, the Yee family of Poway was surprised to learn about their family history on a trip to China. Recently, they were able to celebrate that family history in New York.
October 18, 2014
They Break, You Know - BLUNTmomswww.bluntmoms.comIt was s...
They Break, You Know - BLUNTmoms
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It was something about the phrasing that got to me. Something about the cadence of his words, the staccato of his speech. “Nobody loves me. Not even my mother who gave birth to me.” It is an odd turn of phrase, isn’t it? Not even my mother who gave birth to me. He was buckled into ...
So..... how many books do you say you read in a year? Or break it down to a mont...
So..... how many books do you say you read in a year? Or break it down to a month? E-book or print?
Before I became a published writer, I read anywhere from 2-3 novels a week. Now, with my crazy work schedule, I'm lucky to read one a week. We are a busy society! So how much reading are you getting done?
Before I became a published writer, I read anywhere from 2-3 novels a week. Now, with my crazy work schedule, I'm lucky to read one a week. We are a busy society! So how much reading are you getting done?
October 17, 2014
Timeline Photos"I first came to the institution in 2000, ...
Timeline Photos
"I first came to the institution in 2000, at the age of 10. I had never attended school and on my first day, I was embarrassed to realize that I was the oldest in my class, and the tallest!" Read what came next for Yahong thanks to Half the Sky's Youth Services program: http://bit.ly/htstraveleratheart
October 15, 2014
Chinese Writer, Tackling Tiananmen, Wields ‘Power to Offend’
Chinese Writer, Tackling Tiananmen, Wields ‘Power to Offend’
Chinese Writer, Tackling Tiananmen, Wields ‘Power to Offend’
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Publishers in China would not touch Sheng Keyi’s “Death Fugue,” which fashions the Tiananmen crackdown into a stomach-churning, exuberantly written allegory.
Chinese Writer, Tackling Tiananmen, Wields ‘Power to Offend’
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Publishers in China would not touch Sheng Keyi’s “Death Fugue,” which fashions the Tiananmen crackdown into a stomach-churning, exuberantly written allegory.
This child needs a bone marrow match. She is Chinese, lives in Charlotte, NC. Th...
This child needs a bone marrow match. She is Chinese, lives in Charlotte, NC. The last potential match was in China and turned out not to match. very disappointing. Match must be Asian. Please share this link.
9-year-old hopeful for bone marrow transplant
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9-year-old hopeful for bone marrow transplant
9-year-old hopeful for bone marrow transplant
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9-year-old hopeful for bone marrow transplant
October 14, 2014
Launch day in Germany!
Launch day in Germany!
Töchter der Straße
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Benfu konnte zur Zeit der Kulturrevolution in China Gefangenschaft und Folter entfliehen und findet in der mitfühlenden und schönen Calla Lily die Liebe fürs Leben. Zusammen bauen sie sich um die niederste aller Tätigkeiten – Benfus Arbeit besteht aus dem Sammeln von Ab...
Töchter der Straße
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Benfu konnte zur Zeit der Kulturrevolution in China Gefangenschaft und Folter entfliehen und findet in der mitfühlenden und schönen Calla Lily die Liebe fürs Leben. Zusammen bauen sie sich um die niederste aller Tätigkeiten – Benfus Arbeit besteht aus dem Sammeln von Ab...
October 13, 2014
What an amazing family!
From article: Before she was adopted, Cora had never b...
What an amazing family!
From article: Before she was adopted, Cora had never been outside, only leaving her room for doctor appointments. She had never seen the moon or heard a bird chirping.
Jackson family needs help adopting fifth special-needs child, a 3-year-old from China
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With two biological children, three siblings they adopted from the Ukraine in 2011 and Cora, who was brought home from China last year, the McClurgs are strapped for money and space.
From article: Before she was adopted, Cora had never been outside, only leaving her room for doctor appointments. She had never seen the moon or heard a bird chirping.
Jackson family needs help adopting fifth special-needs child, a 3-year-old from China
www.mlive.com
With two biological children, three siblings they adopted from the Ukraine in 2011 and Cora, who was brought home from China last year, the McClurgs are strapped for money and space.
