Just wanted to say hi
by Genice Jacobs | August 17, 2009 at 9:40 PM
My name is Genice and I have a 5 year daughter who I adopted as a single mom from Kazakhstan in January 2005. Ironically, I met my husband 9 months later and he is about to legally adopt our daughter as well.
Becoming a mother has been the greatest joy of my life. It has nothing to do with genetic connections, the act of mothering is so rewarding. I had always been drawn to adopting an orphan. But, once I became a mother, I mostly forget that she was once an orphan. She is just my daughter and the precious center of my universe. It is sobering for me when I occasionally consider what her life would have been like had she remained in the orphanage or with her impoverished family of origin.
It is such a tragic that so many government stand in the way of international adoptions and prevent wonderful, healthy children from finding loving families.
I look forward to hearing from others in this group.
Genice Jacobs
Oakland, California
Comments
hi
Thats really great to hear that from you. And i would really appreciate the step taken by you with my whole heart.
Your message itself shows the involvement, dedication, love, care that you are showing on your child.
Even i was also adopted in my home, and i can really understand the pain. Iam surprised that if i would not have been adopted where i would have been and what would my life be.
Thanks alot.
Take care, great mom.
Bye
Priya
great
It's really so nice to adopt a child and as you said (It has nothing to do with genetic connections ), I wish some people think like you, there are millions of orphans but, there is so few who really adopt.
Enjoy you motherhood, and I wish all the best and good luck.
julia