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Shut Down?I actually had heard this from my facilitator that adopting from Ukraine was set to close in June, and not to resume for at least one year. It is still a rumor.
But frankly, the rumor is getting bigger. On June 2 the Parliment is scheduled to vote to ban international adoptions. What a tragic loss for the orphans.
I will not discuss it further.
I pray that it is not true.
Are they real siblingsAs I was flipping TV stations, I came across a young girl that had been adopted from a South American country. She was now in college, and had two adopted non-realated siblings from the same country. She was searching for her biological twin, and during the program stated that although she had brothers they were not related.
Then it struck me.
Here was a young lady that had been adopted for many years; and she still referred to her adopted brothers as non-biological siblings.
Is this what my kids will think?
We have tried to ensure that they see themselves, just as siblings, but we have heard things such as; "Why did you need to get a girl?" or "Why did you need to adopt us a sister?"
Which really makes me wonder, as they age, will they see themselves as soulmates?
Will they recognize that adoption is not about just getting a child, but rather building a family?
Do my children believe that having another sibling just means getting on a plane and going to Ukraine?
Will my children long for their true biological siblins?
Will they recognize that families are more than just a birth family?
So I went back and re- read a post from http://thecabbagepatchkids.blogspot.com
And It struck me that yes they are REAL!
Here is the post...
Are they “real” brothers and sisters? What defines real? A family is made up of more then flesh and bone. How one becomes a part of the family may differ. Some people are born into a family, others marry into a family, and some are adopted into a family. Brothers and sisters are not defined by their looks or blood, but they are defined by the bond of love and devotion only siblings can share. They will be each others rocks in good and bad. And someday, when we have gone to eternal life, they will be the elder generation of our family, with only each other left. Their children will become the next generation of cousins and generations from now, noone will remember they were not joined by blood. Two brothers and one sister reminiscing about childhood memories, vacations, holidays, family and friends and all of the things that others will never know, that didn't have that special bond. Yes, they are REAL brothers and sisters, just like we are their REAL parents! UA reunionWhen I first adopted I used Cathy Harris http://www.ukrainianangels.org/
I love Cathy and I love the wonderful families that are part of Ukrainian Angels. Through UA Angels I met Masha as a translator and later
she became her own Facilitator, thanks to the experiences she collected as a translator with UA Angels.
Well we are now calling ALL Ukrainian Angel families for our reunion this year in Orlando.
Frankly, if you are not a family and just want to come and meet other families; come join but it is a Ukrainian angels event so be ready to meet these wonderful families and children in celebration.
Email me at boomerseyler@yahoo.com for more information~
We will be there as we are every year and LOVE IT!
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