tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post66865613695797988..comments2024-03-28T09:46:06.282-07:00Comments on Life with the Lesiws: Thinking about KoreaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-49105129273483954612010-11-01T17:13:46.872-07:002010-11-01T17:13:46.872-07:00Beautifully said Rachel! May all of our babies gr...Beautifully said Rachel! May all of our babies grow up to have such a wonderful appreciation of their birth country, their birth parents and the life we have been blessed to share with them. You have an amazing realness about you Rachel - thank you for sharing your heart with us!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15601743177228808730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-34628945354937503522010-11-01T06:56:01.197-07:002010-11-01T06:56:01.197-07:00I love this post. PLUS... it introduced me to juk...I love this post. PLUS... it introduced me to juk. I'd never heard of it. This weekend, I tried to make some that looks like yours. It was easy and a BIG hit with my family. Thank you!!Jaci Monaghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06147033046081014792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-60867003796295331282010-10-30T05:24:13.000-07:002010-10-30T05:24:13.000-07:00Okay, Rachel, you've got me crying over here! ...Okay, Rachel, you've got me crying over here! Congrats on coming to this place in your life and for sharing your true feelings. I'm glad you had such a great time in Seoul and that you plan on taking a family trip in a couple of years. Your life has brought you to a beautiful place with 2 adorable kiddos!!! ((HUGS)) to you, mama!Paula Sloanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824021706362566617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-68165166155347944922010-10-29T12:34:17.671-07:002010-10-29T12:34:17.671-07:00Oh my goodness...thank you AGAIN for sharing. You ...Oh my goodness...thank you AGAIN for sharing. You are a true rock star and EVERYONE benefits from what you are sharing for us. You are an amazing mom and woman!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384723578260306697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-72778102194685617542010-10-29T00:12:42.172-07:002010-10-29T00:12:42.172-07:00Thank you for sharing and be so open and honest. ...Thank you for sharing and be so open and honest. I am so glad that you enjoyed your trip to Korea and wish to return with your whole family.Kimberly and Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13319574832902796343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-86174241202035533512010-10-28T23:29:38.145-07:002010-10-28T23:29:38.145-07:00Oh Rach,
I'm not sure how to comment. As one ...Oh Rach,<br />I'm not sure how to comment. As one of the massive (Well, as massive as it could be in our home town) majority, I have to admit it never occurred to me to wonder what life was like as an only. I do know that I always valued your smile and positive attitude. I'm so very happy you had a good experience in Seoul. We're taking our kids back to Korea in a few years. Kevin's sabbatical means that we'll have a few weeks to spend....And, I cannot wait to see his motherland through his young eyes.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608995265841252576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-63767318980149491142010-10-28T21:51:20.553-07:002010-10-28T21:51:20.553-07:00Thanks for your post Rachel. As a mommy of two ad...Thanks for your post Rachel. As a mommy of two adopted kids, worried that I am doing "all the right things", it's nice to know that adult adoptees can appreciate all aspects of their story - and see that it makes them who they are and leads them where they are meant to be.Stephanie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00988608831345506742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-90779183415997874872010-10-28T13:42:44.926-07:002010-10-28T13:42:44.926-07:00Crying...love you...
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Have to mention that you h...Crying...love you...<br />:)<br />Have to mention that you have amazing American parents. Love them too :)ksmiles11https://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576132142510144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-47360539123942592192010-10-28T13:28:37.551-07:002010-10-28T13:28:37.551-07:00Rachel, such a wonderful post. Thank you for alwa...Rachel, such a wonderful post. Thank you for always being so real and raw with your feelings. I wish more people were like you. Your children are so blessed to have you for a momma.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985702766519961443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-85841191678523457582010-10-28T13:15:31.936-07:002010-10-28T13:15:31.936-07:00Wow, Rachel. I love this post! I think your story...Wow, Rachel. I love this post! I think your story and the way you choose to view your adoption is a great example of what we all hope for our children. Thanks for sharing!innotofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192343067674439966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-89710181238640550962010-10-28T13:03:44.041-07:002010-10-28T13:03:44.041-07:00this is a great post rachel. i'm so glad you h...this is a great post rachel. i'm so glad you had such a wonderful experience in korea, but like you said, nothing beats coming back home. :)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06449322652717098030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-67145223464244142572010-10-28T10:49:59.837-07:002010-10-28T10:49:59.837-07:00I think you described what you meant to say very w...I think you described what you meant to say very well. I understood. My side of the family's background is so diluted from so many countries and cultures, that I end up having really nothing to feel like my own. Sometimes, I wonder if that's why I latched onto my children's Korean heritage so much. I completely fell in love with Seoul and am watching the calendar for the day we can return as an entire family of 7. It will be our girls' 2nd trip back since adoption. I too want to see so much more. I pray we can see Gwangju and Cheju where the 3 of them were born. Just to experience a little bit more. Thank you for sharing Rachel.Mindful_Frugalistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665116419896310646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-85693039479188724522010-10-28T10:47:36.069-07:002010-10-28T10:47:36.069-07:00Beautiful post, I am so glad you were able to visi...Beautiful post, I am so glad you were able to visit Korea. There were so many days I struggled with taking my baby home from all he knew and his culture. But based on what I know he would not get half of the oppotunities we and the US will give him.Going back as a family sounds wonderful!JimandJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04724713571982044309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-44642745286975426352010-10-28T09:35:54.036-07:002010-10-28T09:35:54.036-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Liz Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546783599636718869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-1504272683286061992010-10-28T09:35:35.096-07:002010-10-28T09:35:35.096-07:00As another Korean adoptee who is in the process of...As another Korean adoptee who is in the process of adopting from Korea, you've touched on aspects I've felt and I just want to thank you for sharing them with the world!Liz Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546783599636718869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-5571029956269652422010-10-28T07:08:44.747-07:002010-10-28T07:08:44.747-07:00i loved all your observations about korea and why ...i loved all your observations about korea and why you're still so proud to be an american...<br /><br />speaking as a korean american, i know that there are many many wonderful things about being korean, but visiting korea is a whole other ballgame. it's a wonderful country and seoul is a beautiful city and has come a very long way since we left for the states in '78, but i know i am still very very happy to step on american soil when i return and many of the quirky korean cultural norms are something i wouldn't want to live with everyday--it's still a very sexist society in many ways and women are definitely very different. there are always good and not so good aspects to any society, but it is always nice to know that i'm coming home to the us. <br /><br />i think it's fabulous that you loved seoul so much and i cannot wait for your family trip in a few yrs! imagine all the cool posts!KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300860998053923295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-74178998637753073902010-10-28T06:58:08.693-07:002010-10-28T06:58:08.693-07:00I can so relate to what you've said. I wasn&#...I can so relate to what you've said. I wasn't born in another country, but I have/had very similar revelations as you....adoptee to adoptee. I've always wondered where I fit in....and have been/felt lost some, BUT...I always loved the feeling of coming 'home'. Dorothy was right. There IS no place like home! I lived with my adopted parents for 26 years, in the same house. Once I was married, I wondered if my DH and I would have a 'home' I'd loving coming home to..? The answer - is YES. We moved 3 years ago to our second house. I've figured out, it's not the 'house' that makes it a home.....it's DH, DD, and me! Sorry so long. Just wanted to say, love your honesty and I can relate to so many things you mentioned. Congrats on 'coming home'! :)Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376469434724809354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-45973802484562055762010-10-28T06:37:17.458-07:002010-10-28T06:37:17.458-07:00Well said Rachel. And adoptee to adoptee, I feel ...Well said Rachel. And adoptee to adoptee, I feel the exact same way and did while I was in Korea...I even have a post similar to this on my blog while I was there!! Maybe we will one day meet in real life...maybe even in Korea!!<br /><br />Hope you're getting lot of cuddle time with those two adorable kiddos!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706306236091361691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927186752471721675.post-55695882146352144542010-10-28T06:06:32.233-07:002010-10-28T06:06:32.233-07:00I don't know if I'm just super emotional, ...I don't know if I'm just super emotional, but I'm crying. It was so nice to hear your perspective and it totally makes sense. I kinda wish I was Korean, too! :) Seriously, thank you for your open and honest way on your blog. I wish nothing but the best for you and your beautiful family.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08032800611791078641noreply@blogger.com