Today we met L’s birth family. There is so much to say, but I am not ready to say any of it yet. I will just share one small thing.
We were walking and L asked her birth mother via our translator:
“Do you love me?”
“Oh, yes, L. I love you so very very much.”
A few minutes later L asked another question:
“Do you miss me?”
With tears in her eyes her mother replied:
“I miss you every day. Every single day.”
And then she picked L up and carried her close to her heart.
It was a good day. A life changing day.
Oh my goodness. Thank you for sharing that with all of us. How utterly amazing.
What an amazing day. I’m SO happy for all of you.
wow
Brought tears to my eyes, right at my desk. I cannot imagine the mixed emotions that you all must feel….. what an amazing story.
This is no “small thing”! Even if you never want to/are able to reveal another thing about this day, something tells me this is the crux of it right here! I’m sure the emotions are bittersweet, but I couldn’t be happier for both families, especially L.
Oh my goodness. My heart just swelled a million sizes. Wow.
Holy Wow! that’s incredible! I’m so happy for all of you. I can’t even imagine the emotions you must be feeling. I’m stunned and so impressed by the work you must have done to make this happen.
BAWLING over here.
Thanks for sharing. No word.
words, I mean.yeah…no words.
Yep, I am sniffling away, too… so happy for you all!!
This is amazing. I am now more determined than ever to do this too.
Oh my God.This has brought me to my knees. What an incredible moment. What an incredible family. Blessings to you all.
That brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing.
Oh my goodness!!!! I had no idea you had established contact! Amazing!
Wow. That is amazing.
wow how touching, what a brave thing to do
Beautiful!!!Gave me goose bumps and a lump in my throat.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful moment – what a wonderful illustration of the loss a child must process – so good for other parents to read.
Incredible.
I want this for my girl too. So much.
Jill
Such a miraculous and inspiring moment of beauty. Celebrating this reunification with your family and wishing you well on the continuing journey…thanks for sharing!!!
I am in total awe and in tears. Thank you so much for sharing!
I saw your post on Rumor Queen. Our daughter is adopted from India. We know NOTHING. And, yet, we are moving to India soon and I wonder if we won’t put in a search while we are there. I agree that trying to open doors while the trail is still hot is better than leaving a grown teen with no chance of success. Your story is beautiful, and I’m sure you made the right choice- no matter how messy and hard it may make things. Adoption is just that way- messy and beautiful all at once.