The results are predictably messy, but then many of Bitsy's well-laid plans are like that: Jin-Ho will later insist on being called Jo, express a distaste for Korean food and rebel against the uncomfortable Korean clothing. When the time comes for toilet training, she decides on "positive reinforcement" and throws a Potty Party to which the invited toddlers are expected to wear underpants instead of diapers. Bitsy wears black and white because she has read that babies don't see colors, and insists on cloth diapers. To maintain the child's "cultural heritage," she retains the baby's Korean name, Jin-Ho, and dresses her in Korean costumes for special occasions. Bitsy is full of child-raising theories and politically correct attitudes. The two families have very different approaches to parenthood. Two weeks later, Bitsy will track down Sami and Ziba to compare notes on their child-raising experiences, initiating a complex friendship between the Dickinson-Donaldsons and the Yazdans. Standing behind this crowd is an Iranian-American couple, Sami and Ziba, who are accompanied only by his mother, Maryam. Bitsy and Brad are surrounded by a large video-camera-toting entourage that includes both her parents and his. It begins at the Baltimore airport in August 1997, where two couples are awaiting the arrival of the Korean orphans they have adopted.
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