![]() The fact that we are adopted means that we have experienced not only the fear of being separated, but somewhere along the way the fear has been manifested. This separation is even greater for those of us who are adopted. The vulnerability children feel when they are separated from their parents is an honest and true emotion. Little did these two boys know that their conversation had brought tears to my eyes and had stirred a longing and a sense of vulnerability in me that I had not felt since I was a child. I miss her because I can t see her and I want to be close to her. I miss my mom all the time when I m away from her, he said. I could sense and hear the relief in Sam s voice as he readily agreed with his cousin. I, he said with a very calm, somewhat quite voice, I miss my mom. ![]() What about you, what do you miss? After squabbling a bit about who asked whom first, Alemayu decided to answer. Instead of answering, Sam decided to ask Alemayu the question. What is it that we miss when we are away from home? Is it the people, the everyday comfort we have grown accustomed to, or is it the actual physical structure we call home? I decided to be patient and see where their conversation would go. My son, being the insistent person that he is, asked his cousin again, Do you miss home or the people in the home? Which is it? For some reason Sam was hesitant to answer. I don t even like spending the night in other people s houses. But, said Alemayu, is it home that you miss or the people in the home? I miss my home, said Sam. I don t like being away from home for very long. As we were driving Sam home, my son asked his cousin, Do you miss your home? Yes, replied Sam. 2 Welcome My 10 year-old son, Alemayu, and his cousin Sam, of the same age, had spent the whole day together playing, swimming and running about.
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