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03-09-2006, 11:25 PM
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"I'm adopted"
Our 9 year old daughter (home just under 6 months now) had a dentist appointment today and once again she just blew my mind! The hygeinist was getting her ready and was having trouble understanding our daughter's accent. I told the hygeinist that she is from Russia and she said "Oh so you are not her mother?" I replied " Yes I am her mother." Well the dummy just looked totally baffled and then our daughter announced (with a big smile) "I'm adopted!"
We have rarely used the word adoption around our daughter, not because we are hiding anything, but because it is a complicated word in English so we just use other words to decribe how we became a family. We say things like "when you came home" and "when we became a family" or "when we saw the judge in Russia so we could become your parents." She has seen some things on TV about adoption, such as the Disney show Sister, Sister and a movie she watched the other night where an adopted boy found out his birth mother was a mermaid. Still, before today I had never heard her say the word "adopted", and the best part was the big smile on her face when she said it. I gave her such a big hug and told her how proud I was of her. 
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3 agencies! 3 countries! Started adoption process 1/10/04 3/04 Completed Dossier for Azerbijan 4/04 Azerbijan closed 5/04 New agency, new dossier Rep of Georgia ROG never happened. 09/20/04 Domestic situation #1 fell through 03/28/05 Domestic situation #2 fell through 6/1/05 Learned about waiting child in Russia 6/5/05 Changed agencies-accepted referral 6/24/05 Trip 1 Trip 2 Canceled 3 times 9/16/05 Trip 2 9/20/05 Court! 09/24/05 HOME!!!!!
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03-10-2006, 01:26 AM
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Good for your little girl, sounds like she put the Dentist straight on a few things!
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The Spanish Way:- Informative chat - 17th May 2004 Home with my Sweetheart - 8th December 2005  Was living here  Now we're here 
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03-10-2006, 07:14 AM
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Don't underestimate these kids' abilities to put two and three together and come out with a surpizing (and correct) answer...some of them are extremely intuitive. In fact, this was something that Kretzklan and I were talking about last night relative to her two (very, very cute) kiddos recent from Russia. (I hooked up with them for dinner last night as I have been on a business "excursion" in their area this week) Her kids pull some really interesting things out of thin air and I've noticed the same with ours, although usually with the younger.
That all said, your daughter's response was wonderful!
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BLOG: http://a-j-adopt.blogspot.com/ Pics: http://toscax.us »Father of Anastasiya (age 13) and Alesya (age 9) from Tyumen. Hosted July 2005. Home forever November 2005. No longer active at this forum site.
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03-10-2006, 07:26 AM
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I love that she had a big smile on her face proud of the facts of how she became a family! So sweet
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Carla Mom to Cameron from Moscow City Home April 16 2005
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03-10-2006, 07:39 AM
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How cool!!
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First trip...May 2005 Court date...March 17, 2006 Finally home with Hollis Maxim (22 months old)! March 31, 2006
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03-10-2006, 08:32 AM
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What a great moment!
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3/17/05 Started process 4/28/05 Accepted referral 5/18/05 received 171H 5/19/05 First trip 3/1/2006 Accreditation 4/6/06 Release Letter  4/6-4/15 Trip 2-medicals  6/30/06 Trip 3 for court  7/29/06 Home Sweet Home!! 
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03-10-2006, 08:47 AM
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Our Kids are wonderful!!! They know exactly when to say something along those lines, and surprising us!!!
DD (also 9 y/o) has on occassion come out with somethings too.... She has told people (when they make stupid ignorant comments) on how we have the same eyes, nose, mouth, chin and hair. "This is my Mommy, and I am her daughter forever!!" That usually shuts them right up!!! Kudos to your DD!!! Bravo!!!
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07/23/04 08/06/04 Summer Hosted 08/19/04 Homestudy Completed 09/01/04 All paper > Moscow 09/29/04 Call fr RU Agency:Aunt trying to stop Adoption 10/15/04 RU called saying If adoption continues not til Spring 05 12/14/04 SURPRISE CALL Be on Plane in 4 DAYS 12/20/04 Arrive Moscow 12/23/04 COURT 4:55 MosTime Anya is my DAUGHTER 12/26/04 10 Days NOT Waived home 01/16/05 Return to Process Anya out of RU 01/23/05 Flight Cancelled! Blizzard in NY 01/25/05 Arrive at JFK with my DD
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03-10-2006, 08:48 AM
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what a great kid you have there!
so filled with pride to be part of her family! 'you go little girl'! cris!
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cr653 3/18/05 Referral! of TR2  7/19 PINK!...7/27/05 HOME!10/04-2/05 referral and passing of Little Dairin, "heaven's cutest angel" almost 2.
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03-10-2006, 09:14 AM
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Thanks for sharing this. I needed a smile this morning, and the image of your daughter piping in with a huge smile did the trick! It sounds like she is adjusting nicely to her new family.
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03-10-2006, 09:18 AM
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Wow, that is so cool!
Thanks for sharing a heartwarming story.Kelley
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SUPPORT GLBT ADOPTIVE PARENTS Mommy to a spectacular little boy from Guatemala DOB: 10/03 referral: 1/04 home: 5/04 and baby boy #2 3/23/06 I-600A to USCIS (no homestudy) 3/31/06 received fingerprint appt from USCIS 4/5/06 fingerprints "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." --George Bernard Shaw
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03-10-2006, 11:52 AM
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What a smart little girl! It also sounds like you guys are doing a wonderful job with getting her adjusted since she has such a positive attitude about her adoption.
My little Charlie (20 mos old now) is very quick too. He watches me do something, and can usually copy it after one try. Such a smartypants! I think kids are very quick because they not only listen to what we say, they watch what we do. You must be giving her a very good example.
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Kim, mom to Charles Lane (Charlie), came home at age 13 months, from Astrakhan, Russia. B. June 2004; GOTCHA DAY August 1, 2005; Home in Missouri at last on August 6, 2005. Began adoption process in November 2003. Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God our Father means that we must care for orphans and widows in their troubles, and refuse to let the world corrupt us. - James 1:27 Come see our blog: http://randmansworld.blogspot.com/
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03-10-2006, 07:04 PM
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That is awesome! I can just imagine how you must have felt. A mom's moment of pride!
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3/17/04 start 6/22 8/29 I-600 lost 11/17 H.S. Done 12/2 I-171 approval 12/6 Dossier Apostilled 12/16 OFFICIALLY WAITING 5/08 Waiting 146 days 6/4 to Russia 6/7 Met our Prince 9/4 Day 263 9/5 GOTCHA!!!!! 9/14/05 HOME FOREVER!!!! " I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you and every long lost dream lead me to where you are others who broke my heart they were just northern stars pointing me on my way into your loving arms this much I know is true....That God blessed the broken road and lead me straight to you, I think about the years I spent just passing through, I'd like to take the time I lost and give it back to you but you just smile and take my hand even then you understand that its all part of this grander plan that is coming true and every long lost dream lead me to where you are..."-SELAH
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03-10-2006, 07:26 PM
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Wow...good for her..and you!!!
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Proud Mommy to two...who have taught me I can not change their pasts but I can change me and the way I parent them~ *Yaya~My Siberian Sweetie ~born in 2001~Home 2002~Now 8 and a 'Tween', and in 3rd grade. She's all girl!!!  *Bubbs~My Samaran Sunshine~born in 2003~Home 2004~now 6, in Kindy and such a sweet, silly & special boy!  'My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to, your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small, You never need to carry more than you can hold, and while you're out there getting where you're getting to, I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too, Yeah, this, is my wish.' ~"My Wish" by Rascal Flatts
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