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Jess
Posted by Jess
February 14, 2011
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It’s not unheard of for adoptees to found out that their age or birthday is incorrect once they find info while roots tracing etc… possibly a orphanage staff or social worker has guessed when assigning a birth date. It can lead to adoptees celebrating more then one birthday.

Bert actually wrote this early in the life of Adopted the Comic and it has seen a couple of different forms, and now it can finally be shared with the world =). We thought that today would be the perfect time to post this one. Happy Valentines to all.

The first 4 panels art was inspired by an epic tail that my husbond once told me about trying to get a present for me back in the day when were dating.

Happy One Year

Jess
Posted by Jess
November 15, 2010
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Last year I was was all set to start on a 3 year Art phd, but due to life being as it always is I i had to with draw. So I found myself at a lose end. One year later here I am doing so many things i never thought i would cos i’ve the skillz and people i’ve connected with because of it.

So thanks all for the encouragement =D… w00t ONE YEAR ADOPTED THE COMIC ANI!!! o/

I think it’s mainly self explanatory, but yeah i made the background green as an ode to the Grass is Greener comic… but shhhh we still don’t speak of how bad i was at drawing back then =P

We already have another comic in the pipe line so hopefully it’ll be out in the next few weeks =D.

Busy

Jess
Posted by Jess
August 17, 2010
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JESS

Finally, we got one out =D.

The first reason we did this comic is a direct comment on the fact that we literally have been crazy busy this summer. I think Bert has better reasons to be busy then me with his work, babies & conference planning =P and me just doing some freelance work… or maybe it’s cos i’m getting old and time is just whooshing past me =P Thank you all for your patience.

The other reason this comic rings true for me is that i often would like a break from thinking about adoption, which is frankly hard since most of the work i do has an adoption context. But it is a small price to pay for such rewarding work =D.

BERT

Hee hee hee. It’s so true. I feel like that this summer. I did spend a month in Vietnam and picked up my son (and there’s a couple of comics that have come out of it too!). And I’m planning a large international gathering on adoption called the Intercountry Adoption Summit through my work at the University of Waterloo (find out details here – http://adoptionsummit.uwaterloo.ca). All that and getting ready for the fall. Oh yeah, and adjusting to having a one-year old (“Jayden, don’t touch that!”). So, forgive us our busyness and our lack of faster comic production. It isn’t for lack of desire, but we do have day jobs. :-) (and if there are any large donors who want to support Adopted – The Comic so Jess and I can do this full time, just visit the Donate page! Edit: we now the project has ended we no longer take donations).

And as Jess states very well about thinking about adoption, I recall a panel I was on once where we were debunking myths about what it means to be adopted. My friend was asked, “How often do you think about adoption during the week?” He replied, “Oh this week about 20 hours, but the week before it was more than that.” (Comic “Counselling #1” was inspired in part by this experience.) It was sarcasm, but it drew attention to what Jess points out – sometimes we think about adoption and other times we don’t. In addition to being adopted, I’m a lot more – a father, a husband, a son, a teacher, an advisor, a conference planner, a researcher, a citizen, a sports fan, and so on . . . Sometimes adoption does take a back seat to the other parts of life. That’s reflected well in this comic.

Thanks for hanging in there with us. We love to do this, but sometimes we’re just busy! More to come soon! Best wishes to all of you!

Adopting Week One

Bert
Posted by Bert
June 27, 2010
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Hi everyone,

Here’s our latest, and it’s one that is both near and dear to my heart as well as an example of how humour can be healing. For the most part, it typifies our first week with Jayden, our new son from Vietnam. Basically, he bonded with my wife more than I, and to be honest, it was really, really tough for me.

All’s good now, but there were certainly those moments when I wondered if he’d ever come to be close to me. Now, he’s just as close to me as my wife and sometimes even prefers me over her!

But to help me deal with it, I wrote up this comic. I actually wrote it while in Vietnam and because both Jess and I are incredibly busy, it took a bit of time to draw it and post it.She captured us very well, although I don’t wear long pajamas and slippers and Sarah definitely doesn’t wear fluffy slippers or a nightrobe (and you really wouldn’t in Vietnam anyway – too hot!).

This comic helped me gain a sense of perspective on being an adoptee, on adopting, and on finding ways to get through a challenging and life-changing experience for me and my family. Enjoy!