During the Karyn Purvis pre-conference at Together for Adoption she talked a bit about kids from hard places and how they see themselves. She showed us several drawings done by these kids and explained what they meant. There is a real science to this – extremely fascinating.
Some of the pictures showed the adopted child off to the side of the rest of the family – they didn’t feel like they were part of a family. Others demonstrated how they felt trapped or angry or hurt.
Of course all us adoptive moms had a sudden urge to go home and ask all our children to draw a family picture.
Before I could even ask, I got this.
This is me, as drawn by Beza at school.
In real life I have short brown hair. It definitely would not go in pigtails. Does this indicated I’m not the white mommy she really wanted?
She drew me with a crown. Does that mean she sees me as a princess? Or the wicked queen?
I have cape. Am I Superwoman?
Then I asked her about the bikini top. Because I don’t wear a bikini.
“It’s not a bikini mom. It’s those things….”
<long pause while she searches for the right word>
“Coconuts!”
Um yeah, because I walk around in a coconut bikini top A LOT.
i thought maybe you were her “Xena: Warrior Princess” LOL. hugs.
Lol, that’s hilarious! I haven’t asked my kids yet…
Mary
well, apparently she thinks you are one HOT mama!! Has she been watching any Bollywood films lately? 🙂
That’s what I was thinking, more warrior/royalty garb like Xena. Beza’s got some artistic talent there! I miss those kids of yours. (No, that doesn’t mean you can ship them here while Mark’s gone this month.)
Wow…ok….thy does leave some questions now doesn’t it?
Hmmm….no one is limbless, in a box, or non-human, so we’re encouraged,…right?
Lol and hugs from CO
P.s. If they leave off my mouth, is it because they want me to ‘shut-up?” 🙂
WOW. That is sure something to chew on. Coconuts? Hmmmmmmmmm. LOL