Our Russian Adoption Journey
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Uploaded by debmomof5 on Nov 28, 2007
We travel to Far Eastern Russia to adopt a little boy...but learn he has an older sister. So we return to bring them both home. Ongoing stories can be found in my BLOG at http://www.adoptioncoach.wordpress.com .
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This is a beautiful video. Your family is truly blessed.
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Um no offense but Russian kids will always stay Russian and don't say their "American" now.Although they look already American
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Definitely be honest with them. Why not? Plus, if they ever find out you lied, then they may never forgive you.
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My nephew was adopted from Russia too :) nice to see vids like this!
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@mmoneyitswhereitsat i would definetly tell them they were adoped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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bless ya. I'm Russian living in Australia and hope to adopt a Russian child some day
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is that ur older sons ?/so sweet to see them get along well with the new kids
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@mmoneyitswhereitsat --my kids were 5 and 10 and fully aware that they came from Russia into our family. Truth is always the best!
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This is amazing, I hope to do this one day. Did the orphanages they come from treat them badly? Was it one of those awful orphanages you hear of?
BellyWigg 1 year ago
@BellyWigg ...No, the caregivers seemed caring and the orphanage was clean, with walls painted with trees and animals for children. It was poor though and didn't have much food or toys for the kids.
debmomof5 1 year ago
Believe me, it's usually the people who can't afford to do this who actually adopt. So many people with lots of money don't want to spend it on adoption. Sad, but true! That's why there are so many grants & loans out there for adoption.
debmomof5 1 year ago 3
I am curious. Are DNA tests given to "sibling" sets who are adopted? How does one know FOR SURE if they are related? Has any family ever had their siblings tested? Thanks!
rivnray 2 years ago
I guess you could do a DNA test to be positive. I have no doubt our 2 are related. Same bio parents on certificates plus they have same medical issues and personality characteristics...even though they never lived together till we adopted them.
debmomof5 2 years ago
I agree with you...they will always be Russian and we encourage that. I was limited with space & amount of letters on the screen for the video but would have liked to have said, "Are acting like American kids now"...mostly because our Russian judge said they'd never fit in and would always be Russian, never American. They blend in pretty well, and I'd love to see that Judge's face if he saw them today!
debmomof5 2 years ago