We made the decision this weekend to file our application to adopt. While Kerri and I have talked about this option for a long time now, it’s become very real with that check for $250 sitting in our mailbox waiting to picked-up and delivered to WACAP. There are obviously a lot of things to consider and plan for now. But, on a larger scale, the decision as shifted my view of parenting and what it means to be a parent a bit.

As Chloe gets “older and wiser” I am seeing more and more that my presence in her life is not just about hugs and kisses and cuddles, but also about acting as a guide. Kerri and I are just present for a bit to help her figure a few things out, and then we’ll be gone and she’ll continue along on her crazy, adorable trajectory. The adoption process reinforces this even more so because of the missing biological connection. We’re sort of like guides-for-hire – management consultants for the very very young – with an amazingly long and complicated engagement.

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