The bravest thing I did was leave Ukraine because some orphan's didn't want to leave Ukraine. Why I left Ukraine is because I wanted to have a family and not having to live in an orphanage. Other things I did in Ukraine that were brave are:
1. Get hit with stick and belts.
2. Kneel on salt with bare knees.
3. Scavenge for metal and get money for it.
4. Get picked on by big kids.
5. Go with my new mom that I hardly knew to America.
6. Going to an American school and having no idea who anyone was.
7. Learn another language.
8. The last brave thing I did was learn to follow my new families rules.
I am grateful that I was brave because I left Ukraine and went with a new lovely family.
I love this post Alex and I think you were very brave to leave Ukraine. I know many kids have a hard time deciding if they wanted to be adopted or not and you just jumped in with both feet. I don't know if I could have been as brave.
ReplyDeleteI never felt that you were scared or unsure. And I am so happy to be your mom.
And look at you now? You are doing fabulous! Love you!
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Awesome! I think you did more brave things in one year than I've done in my whole life. My son said he also had to kneel on salt. He said they also put corn on the floor for him. He also said the big kids picked on him. But really, it must have been very scary to leave everything you knew behind for a whole new life. I admire what you've done so much.
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