Coming Home on Halloween
In 2006 I came to Amarica with my sister, Annie. I spent time in my familt in home when we have Halloween and I was a princess we did give to kids…
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My Grandparents in Russia
Emily, age fifteen, in Russia In Russia my grandma and grandpa care about me. They give me lots love. I think about my grandparents every day. My grandma sick and makes me…
Teaching Kids Responsibility: Parenting Teens
Teaching kids responsibility: My grandpa, Merlin D. Simmons, picking seed peas on the family farm with his father, uncle, siblings and cousins. Circa 1920 My grandpa thought teaching kids responsibility was easy. In his…
First Time I See My Family Again
Emily with her sister, Annie, Dyedushka Bill, and her new mother, Amy First time I never saw my sisters, because I abused them and I went to jail. Mom and dad come…
Orphans and Homes for Them to go Home to
We need to find homes for orphans to go home to. Alright, maybe “orphans” is the wrong word. Heaven knows that word has been brutalized for monetary purposes. There are “children of…
My Dad and the Farm in Russia
Emily's house on Sofkhoznay (Community Farm) Road in Fralovka, Russia. First I went with my dad from Russia and I am helping to my Russian dad like put bucket in the wail.…
Bad Behavior in our Adopted Children; Is There a Trigger?
There almost always seems to be a trigger when my wife and I see bad behavior in our adopted children. When two of them get milk, they turn disobedient obstinate argumentative feral. Feral…
Happy Birthday "Lester!"
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I Have Lots of Problems About my Life
Emily on a beach at Golden Horn Bay, near Vladivostok, soon after leaving her orphanage. First I came to Amarica, first I make bad choices. And when I come to Amarica I…
Compassion in Court: When Justice <strike>Is Served</strike> Serves
It wasn’t Emily’s fault that she needed compassion in court. Oh sure, she committed the crimes against members of our family; but it still wasn’t her fault. My daughter had committed felonies…
Russian Orphans: The Moisieva Koshkina Family
The Moiseyeva/Koshkina family lived in half of this duplex in Fralovka, Russia. This is where Maria Anatolievna Moiseyeva and Vitaly Anatolievich Moiseyev were born. Recently we changed things in this document to…
Survivor Syndrome and Children Adopted From Orphanages
Survivor Syndrome has been rough on my daughter. Sarah had been home from Russia for five years when we met with her friends, in Spain. Those three girls were part of the…