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Some days Lia cries when I take her to school. She had no tears the first three days, when I dropped her at her classroom and she stayed all morning by herself. But for whatever reason, she didn’t want to go on the fourth day. She kicked when I tried to dress her. She refused […]

At last! Lia finally went to school today, after the delays with the medical checks and the holidays. She was so raring to go that she ate her whole breakfast without a peep, pulled on the tights and jacket that she usually loathes, and set off eagerly with her mom. We should send her to […]

Longtan Park, Beijing I think we may have found a school for Lia to attend while we’re here. It’s not the one I first saw when I checked out the apartment–that one wanted six-months’ tuition up front (25,000 yuan or about $4000 CAD) even though she’d only be there for two months. I gather there […]

“I want to go home to Can-dada!” I’ve gone through a range of responses since I first heard this demand from Lia. My first reaction was denial. She’s just jetlagged/bored/disoriented. She tantrums at home too, she’s just found a different excuse. Second reaction was guilt. Crap, I’m a selfish parent who’s torn her kid away […]

We have about ten zillion things to blog about, but I’m going to describe my Chinese body massage for you because 1) it was all kinds of awesome and 2) if I don’t do it now I might forget. Shawn found the Bodhi Therapeutic Retreat for me. The massage was in a private room and […]