Haitian Dinner

Haiti Dinner Time:

One of our objectives as parents is to help our children fall in love and appreciate each other‘s culture. From what little we know, a Haitian diet is different than ours. Tonight‘s dinner was black bean soup with a small piece of chicken and some rice. We added the option of cheese and sour cream as well as a side of fruit and garlic bread to help with the adjustment. So, in the pictures you can see a close-up of my meal, a table shot of our dinner time, everyone’s ratings on a scale of 0 to 5 … that’s right, 0 to 5 and some of them still rated above five. Our seven-year-old struggled a great deal even though she’s been one of our biggest lovers of black beans for years. Texture is a big deal!  I think I liked Lincoln‘s comment the most when he said, “It’s not too bad, but it could use some improvements.“ Eventually, mom used her mommy magic to help this little one take a bite and move past her fear. She has been telling her for years, “You can do hard things!“ The process is getting easier.

The conversation was great too! I told everyone at the beginning that we were keeping the focus of all of our conversations on Haiti or this adoption adventure. Nothing mind blowing in the conversation, but it was great helping to explain to the children that it might be hard for the kids to come from Haiti and eat our American food or do the things we do. We are grateful that soccer is a prominent sport in their culture because Lincoln, our 12-year-old, is always looking for someone to play soccer with. And so we continue to wait, experience their culture, try to learn some new Haitian words here and there, read some books, and pray for our children over there in a country in turmoil.

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