Thoughts, ponderings, reflections.

50 words or less: "thoughts" is the personal blog of Kevin D. Hendricks and has covered writing, pop culture, technology, spirituality and navel-gazing since 1998. Kevin does writing and editing with his company, Monkey Outta Nowhere, and in case you couldn't tell these thoughts reflect his personal views.

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We’re All Adopted: Overcoming the Stigma

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 Posted in Adoption, Children | 2 Comments »

I came across this reflection on the stigma surrounding adoption. It's pretty heart-breaking. The writer, an adoptee herself and an adoptive mother, talks to kids about adoption a lot. Here's what 10-year-old "Sam" said when she asked him what he thought ...

Stopping AIDS, Saving Children

Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in Adoption | No Comments »

This story from a woman who spent time at an orphanage for HIV positive children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is amazing: Once they started getting the ARVs that were needed and at a fair price, children stopped dying. And so money ...