I don’t like long goodbyes — thus the seemingly abrupt end to Twice the Rice. Actually, TTR’s farewell was in the works for some time. The thing that always kept me from closing things down once and for all was …
My ‘ohana, 우리 가족, my family — my fellow adoptees.
I didn’t want to leave you guys out in the cold. I still don’t. Please don’t be strangers. Stay in touch. Find me elsewhere.
I don’t intentionally exclude those of you who aren’t adoptees. I only mean to emphasize what was always a fundamental truth about my blog, whether or not I ever explicitly stated it: I was here to connect with my people. Those of you non-adoptees whom I met and bonded with along the way were the added delight, and the unexpected bonus.
Still, I salute my adoptee siblings first and foremost. You are the ones who knew what I was talking about, and knew why I felt I needed to talk about it in the first place.
(Most of the time!)
I leave TTR not because I have given up on anything or anyone. I still feel as strongly as ever about … well, you know. I leave it now for one main reason: We are tired of each other, my blog and I. We have had a long and tumultuous 2½-year love/hate relationship. It is time for us to part ways. I need to explore new pastures and chase new horizons.
You know what they say: The only constant is change.
Change is good.
Change is afoot.
Mahalo, 감사합니다, thank you for joining me. Thank you to those who truly opened your mind and inserted TTR’s perspective.
Eat your rice!
