Wow! Can it really be 5 years ago we were standing in a small Russian courtroom arguing with a very stubborn Russian judge? We weren’t arguing as much as he was YELLING at us…’Why did we want to adopt this Russian girl? She would always be a Russian girl, never an American [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Russia’
4 Jul
Living (?) with Teenagers
Well…I have lived with 3 teenage boys and survived…my youngest of these sons is now 19 and I hope the worst is over with my adventures with him. Now that we are into the world of ‘teenage girls’…a whole new world for us…we are learning that the world actually does revolve around her.
I have [...]
30 Apr
Natural, Real or Biological Mom–Which Term is Best?
It was brought to my attention that the term ‘Natural’ mom was a kinder word than ‘biological’ mom. I do like the sound of ‘Natural’ better but find that term a little more vague than ‘Biological’. In many cases this ‘Natural’ mom is one who has to make the most difficult decision of her life…to [...]
25 Jul
It’s a Small World After All—
It was amazing for me to hear….
Our daughter, Tania, had just returned from a 2 week camping trip in WI. She had a great time. She confided in me that she had met another girl from Russia while there. I had commented I thought that was pretty cool. She then told me even more. As [...]
9 May
Going to Russia?
Going to Russia
A friend of ours recently told us he was heading to Moscow for a business trip. Dennis & spoke a little bit about what we remembered of Moscow from our adoption trip 2 years ago. Suddenly Alex got all excited and asked, “Who is he coming home with?”
We had to explain that not [...]
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