Letters from Grenada

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serious thoughts on a sunday

This morning I watched Joaquin dress himself. He started to put his shirt on backwards. I almost jumped in and fixed it. But I resisted the urge to do it for him and instead told him he should turn it around, which he did. All by himself. Like a big boy.
Looking at him it hit [...]

Posted on July 12th, 2009 under Grenada. Tags: caribbean, expat, family, fatherhood, Grenada, joaquin the illustrious bean, leaving Grenada, love, motherhood, PHOTOS. Comments: 1

maria at piscesinpurple dot com

My name is María. I like wasabi, patronize bunny rabbits and think red wine really needs to stop pretending it's not purple.

I lived in Caribbean for four glorious years. My son - Joaquín the illustrious Bean - was born on the island of Grenada. He's beautiful, brilliant and has two birth certificates.

Now we're back in the land of snow and afternoon sunsets, and all the diet Coke and Thomas the Tank Engine in the world won't cushion the blow of such culture shock.

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