Korean, Foster, Sister Reunion, adoption, adopted, Asian, adoption

[2011TOMCAT]

This is a wonderful story. They both can speak Korean as well. That's great! Congratulation to both families. By the way, I love the song from Barry, I think.

[snuggs208]

My favorite parts:

1. Mia putting pin in her "sister's" hair

2. They walk out into the parking lot without the 4 adults noticing. lol

[rketek]

I bet they were scared they were going back to the orphanage or that some other change was going to happen to disrupt their lives again.

[matthewcyahoo]

@rketek

Yes, we explained it to her a number of times but I think the memories came flooding back and they were both a little spooked..

[rketek]

@matthewcyahoo I am sure you did. Memories are powerful and often supercede "reason." I think it's wonderful that you made this effort to keep their connection strong.

[poopssmile]

i think that is adorable .... !!!!

[jaydanpaul]

What a cute story.. how far apart do you live from the other adoptive family? My parents adopted my 2 little brothers they are 10 months apart and neither remember any other family. We also have 2 younger sisters.. Too bad you guys can't get them together more often.. Do you let them see each other like maybe on webcam or skype?? I really hope they stay in touch it was very touching to see their reunion. Thank you for sharing it!

[matthewcyahoo]

@jaydanpaul

They are in New Jersey and we are in California. We have Skyped but it always seems like they dont see each other enough. We will make sure they stay in touch forever.

[Antzuu90]

yeah thats good system :).. greetings for mia from finland :)

[Antzuu90]

is it in korean all childrens whose no stay own familly then go foster family? :)

[matthewcyahoo]

@Antzuu90

They have a very good system. If a child is given up I believe most are sent to a foster family. It is a lot better than staying at an orphanage as they feel like they have a family.

[dearskyy]

their reaction...only goes to shows they love their home and family!

[natenate88]

this is great ^^

[monkeydashley]

aww at the hug @ 2:40 . there's nothing more precious than small children expressing affection for one another. my nephew loves to kiss his youngest brother on the lips and say, "I love you." ;)

[Akibsgaard]

Being an adoptee from Korea aswell, I wished I would have parents like you, making your child remember the roots...good luck^^

[Dirtdirt66]

I want to find my sister she Is like five now and I am 11

[matthewcyahoo]

I wish you luck. Remember, Mia and Sonnee are not real sisters, they just lived together in the foster home. They think of themselves as sisters so that is the way we treat them. When we adopted her it was the longest relationship she ever had so that is probably as real a sister as there is.

[matthewcyahoo]

Yes, they are first generation Korean, having moved here about 6 years ago.

[cbrun67176]

Is the other little girls parents also Korean?

[nikeshoxz08]

This was really precious to watch. I loved when they hugged. THey are so precious. I hope you don't mind me asking the dumb question, is your wife Korean?. I heard someone speaking Korean.

[matthewcyahoo]

Yes my wife is Korean. We have about 30 videos of Mia on the site and my wife is in most of them. One of the videos called Korean Adoption shows our trip to Korea and out first meeting.

We were chosen for Mia specifically because she had 2 failed adoptions in korea and they wanted a stay at home Mom who was fluent in Korean.

[CampbellScot]

oh my goodness...that's sad that she had "failed" adoptions. What a bright little light she is regardless of her bumpy start. Clearly she was destined to be your daughter! What a great thing to see her foster sister again. I'm sure it was a big shock to both girls to see each other outside the context of their Korean lives. Little Mia is so outgoing and clearly happy. What a blessing for all!

[SYT005]

happy for them,got a wonderful home and parrents.

[matthewcyahoo]

We explained to them weeks in advance what was happening and it wasn't sprung on them. They both knew what was happening and we thought the same thing you did, that they might think they were being sent back as their link was the foster home in Korea. Even with all the preparation and the fact that they spoke about each other every day in their new homes they were a little freaked out as you can see in the video. We made sure she understood what was happening but she was still nervous.

[europa999999]

Maintaining contact between these little girls is potentially a good idea but It looks in the video as if this renion was sprung on these children without any preparation. I'm not suprised that they were so shocked and anxious - this is a link with the past and I suspect they were wondering whether they were going to be 'sent back!' Next time and I hope there is a next time - give them lots of preparation and reassurance.

[gacktfan]

I actually thought the same thing when I first saw this.

[mabuhayprincesa]

beautiful thank-you

[matthewcyahoo]

Yes. It is kind of funny but my daughter and I only speak English and my wife and her only speak Korean. Within a month of arriving in the US she started to lose her Korean so my wife started back with Korean only. I speak a few words but my daughter laughs at my pronunciations.. She gets a kick out of my bad Korean.

[onamoto]

It's the best! Your wife speaking in Korean and you in English... I think it's the usual with bilingual children... congrats!.

[youthewhat]

is your daugther still speaking both languages?

[skelotan]

What a wonderful video! Thanks so much.

[MaryJamesMurdoch]

Very interesting reaction, indeed! Having them meet up once a year to maintain their relationship is such a smart idea!