Author Archives: jackperspectives

[I can see that the only way I am going to be able to give this blog its necessary attention is by scheduling a regular time to post. So, beginning on Sunday, March 10 – the sad anniversary of my … Continue reading →

Yes, yes, yes. I am alive and I am still blogging. And I think I will catch up soon on the blogs that never happened. But I had to get this one done today: for anyone looking for a last … Continue reading →

“I kept thinking how defeated I would feel if I had to take handouts. I couldn’t bring myself to interview the people and ask what it felt like. I knew what it felt like. Lousy. There had been TV crews … Continue reading →

Clarity, huh?  The math really distorted my point at the end. Alright, that’s what I get for hitting send before triple checking and for even attempting to write a posting till the house is empty….. But now everyone is gone, … Continue reading →

One of the main purposes of creating this blog was to help folks think about the population of the multiply betrayed kids in a new way.  I have been amazed over the past few days that I personally know three … Continue reading →

With thanks to my nephew, Gregg Willett, for posting this on Facebook. Thank you Gregg, on behalf of Luis, and Justin. Love, as always, Uncle Jack ==================================================================================== An Open Letter to Ann Coulter Posted on October 23, 2012 by Tim Shriver John Franklin Stephens … Continue reading →

On Saturday, my thirty three year old son, Luis, moved downstairs into an apartment that we created for him.  From the inside, it’s a real apartment – kitchen, living room with dining area, two bedrooms, and a bathroom.  But from … Continue reading →

It’s only in adoption, I think, where one’s oldest child is not always one’s first. I became an adoptive parent due to my experience with my son Ricky whom I met when he was eleven.  But, although I adopted all … Continue reading →

During July, someone responded to one of my much earlier posts. However, when one does that, the comment is attached to that posting and so people who read the blog currently do not ever even know that there was a … Continue reading →

Aside from the forty five or so subscribers to this blog, there have been close to 7,500 hits on it from other people since it began, about sixteen months ago.  Astonishingly to me, although maybe not to younger people who … Continue reading →