I often talk with the ‘gurls’ about their adoptions. They each have their own adoption storybook that I made for them. Complete with pictures of them in their orphanage or foster home before they were adopted and some blank pages representing that there is part of their story that we do not know.
This past week Josie asked me how we adopted her. In her very wise 4-1/2 year old way, it was clear that she was asking how Wim and I ended up specifically adopting her.
Josie: “How did you and Daddy adopt me and Clara Rose from China?”
Me: “Mommy and Daddy wrote a letter to China telling them we would like to adopt a child who did not have a mommy and daddy that were able to take care of them. We had to write a lot of words explaining how we would take care of a child and show that we were capable of taking care of a child.”
Josie: “like feeding me and putting me to bed?”
Me: “Yes.”
Me: “Daddy and I sent this letter to China. The people in China who take care of adoptions said we could adopt a baby. This is how all parents who adopt from China ask to adopt. Our letter was sent to a big room in China with all the letters from the other parents.”
Me: “In China, your Ayi (Chinese word used for the Nannies) and people at your orphanage wrote a letter about you and that you needed a mommy and daddy who would be able to take care of you. This letter asked the people in Charge in China to find a family for you. This is letter was sent to a big room in China along with letters about other children in China who did not have a mommy or daddy to take care of them.”
Josie: “Like your office where you work?”
Me: “yes.”
Me: “In this office there are people who match the letters from parents who want to adopt a child to letters about children who need a mommy and a daddy. The people who were matching pulled our letter the same time they pulled your letter from the orphanage and that is how we were matched to adopt you.”
Josie: “Wow! You and Daddy got really lucky!’
Me: “Yeah, I don’t know how we got so lucky, but we sure did.”
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Yes you are!!!
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