Apr 19, 201101:44 PMChina Mom
Remembering Oklahoma City
Apr 19, 2011 - 01:44 PM
Hard to believe it’s been 16 years since the words “Oklahoma City” basically became synonymous with domestic terrorism and a tragic bombing that tore lives and families apart. As I listened to the reports of today’s anniversary, I couldn’t help but think about the children who were in the daycare center. Forever frozen as toddlers in our memories, those children would be around 18 today. They would be getting their driver's licenses or graduating from high school next month – and yet, in our minds, they’re still in daycare.
Childhood goes by so quickly I sometimes think we don't get to enjoy our children as much as we can or want to because our adult lives get in the way. Grown-up problems and daily life distract us from remembering that our children are taken away from us all to quickly as it is. And sometimes fate - or crazy people - step in and take them away sooner.
That's why, for me, today is one of those days when I hug my daughter a little more. When I linger a few more minutes at drop-off. When I don’t mind the sun in my eyes at soccer practice. When muddy footprints don't matter. And bedtime comes too soon.
Today reminds me to be grateful for the mundane and the routine - because they're gone too soon. And they can be taken away in a flash.
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When Karen Szabo adopted her daughter Piper from China back in 2006, she didn't know she was also adopting a new passion for and interest in adoption and international adoption issues. But ever since she wrapped her arms around her sweet little girl, she's been drawn to adoption-related stories - and formed a few opinions along the way. She'll share these and write about her own experiences as an adoptive mom - and just an ordinary mom.
