It's Friday...I'll Dance

Kids are amazing. Gosh, how I miss my son. Ben is growing so fast! Wish I could slow down time. In South Korea, Kim is taking him to see the orphanage and hospital where he was born. He wanted that. Kim is taking him to see his foster mother too. Ben wanted this...he's growing up and it forces Kim (my wife) to face adoption issues/taboos in Korea. While her family is cool with it...Korea, as a whole, is not. It is a disgrace to have a child out of wedlock. I thank God every single day for Ben's birth mother not having had an abortion. Though I am not the birth father, Ben is my son. I'm his Dad. It's simple in our eyes, though life and many customs of the Korean people aren't. He will have to wait to contact his birth mother. Now is not the time for that due to custom. It would be a disgrace for her to acknowledge Ben at this time. This sucks, however our Ben is fortunate. We have a names! We have the names of birth mother and father. When Ben is a young man it will be time for him to pursue this. While Korean culture holds him back... it binds us. Unlike many Korean children adopted by Americans, Ben is lucky. Kim is Korean. I am American. He tastes both worlds and for that I'm very grateful. Ben will tell you straight-up he's an American with (my) Texas and his Mom's Korean roots. Gosh I miss him. He's an amazing 13 year old whose violin practicing and iPod music playing rear-end I surely miss. So it's an empty house Friday for me, here in California, but I have found a song, not so much for dancing to, as much as for listening to. Here's an amazing 11 year old South Korean kid named Jung, Sung Ha playing "Right Here Waiting for You" on the guitar. Enjoy your Friday! Dance is optional today. JG