On the thresholdArrival
“Describe the bag packed by the door, or the room made ready.”
Why this question
The thing you packed that never got used. The drawer of impossibly small clothes. The cot built on one slow evening.
Where it leads
What does all that preparation say about what you thought you were preparing for?
If your child came by adoption or surrogacy
If your child came to you by adoption or surrogacy, describe the waiting instead — the paperwork, the phone that had to ring, the room you made ready without a date to aim at.
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