tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380988010128963744.post7760939340058461337..comments2023-10-25T08:22:27.803-05:00Comments on One More Ladybug: Wo Ai Ni, Mommy ~ My Heart on ItConnie Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03105757409356865785noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380988010128963744.post-48362200903547377182010-09-23T01:02:28.968-05:002010-09-23T01:02:28.968-05:00Well said.
I haven't heard about this movie, ...Well said.<br /><br />I haven't heard about this movie, but we got some very negative responses (from other adoptive parents) when we began to "Americanize" our 3 older adopted children while we were with them in Ghana for 6 weeks.<br /><br />Being that we were bringing home a teenage boy ... into a house with several bio. teen girls ... we thought it was important to teach him things like: knock on a door before entering; close the door when you go to the bathroom; don't dress in front of your sisters; you can't just pull down your pants and go to the bathroom by the side of the street in America; etc... <br /><br />Anyway ... it can be TOUGH to adopt older children. Been there. Done that.<br /><br />Blessings to you and your family as you work hard to raise the funds to bring home another precious little one.<br /><br />LaurelLaurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253303288242135440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380988010128963744.post-47890970293602192802010-09-07T08:50:33.237-05:002010-09-07T08:50:33.237-05:00Beautifully written...'nuf said.
Amen.Beautifully written...'nuf said.<br />Amen.LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407974273115819022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380988010128963744.post-13484178690402624282010-09-04T19:56:05.257-05:002010-09-04T19:56:05.257-05:00My husband and I watched the last half of the docu...My husband and I watched the last half of the documentary -- it was very moving. I am sad to hear that kind of anti-adoption sentiment . . . in a perfect world, poverty, anti-girl bias, HIV, and a host of other factors would not mean that children are abandoned. But we do not live in a perfect world, and adoption is one solution for our children.<br /><br />I always wonder what people will answer if I ask them about what happens to girls who age out of institutions and are tricked or forced into prostitution? Maybe I will have to start asking that question.<br />NancyPeter and Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329947206142706470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380988010128963744.post-26847516181187857012010-09-04T10:23:19.728-05:002010-09-04T10:23:19.728-05:00Thank you so much for your post. I agree with your...Thank you so much for your post. I agree with your opinion 100%. I wish there didn't have to be a thing called adoption - that every child could be loved and cared for by their birth parents. The fallen and cruel world we live in doesn't allow that to happen. I love my adopted children with all of my heart and soul, but I also grieve for them that they will never know their birth families. What is the alternative? Children with disabilities such as Faith would never be successful in today's China - maybe someday, but not now. My son's cleft palate was not repaired until he was 9 years old! It was done by LWB and not the Chinese government. He was also severely malnourished. A loving home with the OPPORTUNITY for medical care and an education is what is most important for these children. Their connectedness to their birth culture can be worked on later.<br /><br />Maslow's hierarchy of needs says that self-esteem and self-actualization cannot not occur if our basic needs are not met. The critics can criticize away, but until China can provide medical care, education and opportunity for these children something else has to be done. I don't believe God wants us to sit back and do nothing because these children will lose their Chinese culture! After all, God created all of us - not just white Americans!<br /><br />God bless you and your family.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830410467881429692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380988010128963744.post-36751725313207992902010-09-03T18:20:12.886-05:002010-09-03T18:20:12.886-05:00... meant to say 'to not move in that directio...... meant to say 'to not move in that direction or pursue it'.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717351421043156637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380988010128963744.post-16276456365043494542010-09-03T18:18:31.592-05:002010-09-03T18:18:31.592-05:00I wonder why the film maker decided to make Donna ...I wonder why the film maker decided to make Donna look so horrible. Obviously she could have edited out the flash card incident if it was likely to be taken out of context. <br /><br />When I watched that part of the movie, I was so angry with Donna! We didn't know that she did anything fun with Faith while they were in China. All we saw was the flash cards and the frustration and that whole "Do you think I'm ugly because I'm white" scene. It made us sympathize with Faith and it made Donna look really bad! Now that I've watched the entire movie and followed Donna's painful attempt to set the record straight, I'm left wondering what the motive was. Why did they make her look so wicked?<br /><br />I'm afraid that this movie just gave the anti-adoption folks something to point at to support their twisted viewpoint. And it probably made some families who were considering an older child adoption nervous enough to not move pursue it. Sad.<br /><br />Donna<br />Our Blog: <a href="http://2happy.typepad.com" rel="nofollow">Double Happiness!</a>Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717351421043156637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380988010128963744.post-89350542883800639702010-09-03T15:22:29.155-05:002010-09-03T15:22:29.155-05:00Loved your post about this and i too loved the doc...Loved your post about this and i too loved the documentary!<br /><br />I haven't stopped by your blog in awhile but sure glad that i did today:) Looks like you are doing wonderfully well and so happy to hear the news of Kasidi Joy!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />KirstenThe Vickerman'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12033586604725198660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380988010128963744.post-65439008931538749232010-09-03T11:52:38.505-05:002010-09-03T11:52:38.505-05:00Amen!!! What a fabulous post about adopting and e...Amen!!! What a fabulous post about adopting and especially older kiddos. I cannot imagine where my 3 kids would be today if I didn't take a leap of faith and following what He was saying. <br /><br />Hugs,<br />MandiMandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11779727881803528318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380988010128963744.post-87873492047574462042010-09-03T11:44:42.817-05:002010-09-03T11:44:42.817-05:00The thing I found very interesting in the movie,wa...The thing I found very interesting in the movie,was the interview w/ the foster father. He asked if the Dara could speak English....<br />I was glad to see that the family was very supportive or at least it appeared that way to me.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103378389155773502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380988010128963744.post-28944715068361649712010-09-03T11:13:56.266-05:002010-09-03T11:13:56.266-05:00Boy do I agree with what you wrote! Thank you for...Boy do I agree with what you wrote! Thank you for sharing this!!!Shonnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652243862329017082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380988010128963744.post-82638563821073113492010-09-03T10:36:50.631-05:002010-09-03T10:36:50.631-05:00Amen!!!! I loved the documentary also and was impr...Amen!!!! I loved the documentary also and was impressed with Donna and their family! I thought the film maker did a great job of balancing the transition. We had a lot more temper tantrums then they did - both from me and my daughter! :) <br />It was sad that she couldn't communicate with her foster family any longer - but so thankful that Faith and her foster sister would both have forever families. <br /><br />Love you Connie! And so thankful that God made us friends!Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737851959223104150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380988010128963744.post-29246843679577122432010-09-03T09:47:52.549-05:002010-09-03T09:47:52.549-05:00So well said Connie! Thank you!So well said Connie! Thank you!paul-and-lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18022189719819388276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380988010128963744.post-70006842895090568282010-09-03T09:32:40.545-05:002010-09-03T09:32:40.545-05:00Well said Connie! I LOVED the documentary and crie...Well said Connie! I LOVED the documentary and cried thru 90% of it. I ordered a copy of it for home. God joined my family in that same room in GZ also!Amy P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03289843434015535637noreply@blogger.com