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RE: The Twins Have Their First Identity Crisis
Hi @helenoftroy
You are doing a mighty good job at taking care of your children. I am half Filipino but was adopted by a caucasian family in the United States at age 2.
My greatest advice is to show them a lot of affection, like hugs, kisses and things like that. I think that would give them a great amount of self-esteem and can strengthen your family for the day that they understand other people's comments.
Sincerely,
- Chris
Hi @chrisrice! A fellow adoptee! I mentioned this several posts ago, but I was also adopted (from Japan at 5 weeks old) to a family in the US. It's so cool to meet other adoptees on this platform! :D
Do you have any siblings? My parents had two biological children of their own after me. My sister and I are only a year apart. But because we don't look anything alike, we always got lots of questions.
Great advice! I definitely agree! I also hope I can cultivate the kind of relationship with them where they feel free to ask lots of questions. I know it can be hard to figure out why people say what they say ... and it's easy to come up with our own reasons relating to our appearance, situation, etc.
Wow! I'm just so excited to meet you! I hope you'll stop by again. I'm looking forward to heading over to your blog!
Yes, I'm definitely going to be following up with your posts! I have an older half sister, an older half brother and I had a younger half sister that passed away about 5 years ago. All of them came from my mother's side.
Since I didn't look like my sister, people didn't think we were related either. I was adopted along with my sister but met my older brother in the Philippines when I moved here. I also met my younger sister before she passed away.
Social services in the United States told my adopted parents to cut off contact with my biological family since I came from a broken family but they connected me with them once I became an adult.
That's so cool that you got to meet your biological family! I probably won't ever meet mine, but we would help our girls find theirs if they ever wanted to. I'd love to hear more about what it was like for you growing up as an adoptee and how/why you decided to settle down in the Philippines if you are open to share!
I visited Japan when I was 5 years old, but I was treated so differently from my sister (who has blond hair and blue eyes) that I didn't want to go back ... it took me a long time to overcome that fear. I'm open to going now, but my husband and I haven't had the opportunity.
In the middle of my High School years I was performing poorly in school so I was placed in an accelerated school that would help me graduate on time. I ended up graduating at the age of 17 (a year early).
After that I joined the U.S. Navy (at 17 years old) and had a lot of interesting experiences. But I got medically discharged for a mental illness after 3 1/2 years and was given free medicine and a small pension.
After settling in and recovering from my illness (w/the help of medicine) I realized that I could live a better life with my pension in a country that had a lower cost of living.
So I moved to the Philippines in 2009, met my wife and got married in 2010. I have been here since and enjoy the city I live in. It's nice here and @emaferice has a good family 😊
Now in 2018 I am looking for ways to generate income. I would need to find something that doesn't take too much time everyday since I require a lot of sleep. I am hoping that Steemit can play a role in securing my finances.
I have some experience with blogging and vlogging since I have made videos for YouTube with my wife and enjoy writing too. That's my story in a nutshell 😊😀😁