A little throwback: last week, the World Cup kicked off, and my husband has been cheering on the Netherlands with pure joy.
We also had the pleasure of meeting author J. Michael Orenduff, a father and grandfather, and his wife Lai in Gainesville. As someone who was adopted—just like the main character in his The Pot Thief series—he brought another dimension to our conversations around Unchained Mothering.
Fathers and mothers both shape us in so many ways. There are many ways of being a father, and many ways of being a mother.
Meanwhile, our family is stretched across oceans: my parents are in Paris, my husband’s parents are in Breda, one daughter is in Paris, another in Amsterdam, and our son is here with us in the U.S.
It’s a little surreal, but let’s stay positive—the Netherlands won another match!
To all fathers: you matter more than you know.
Happy Father’s Day, happy summer, and a wonderful Sunday.
And a special woof from Ruby. 🐾
so parislux ! 
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