The Extended Chinese Family - Grandparents, Relatives Help Raise Children in China

The Extended Chinese Family - Grandparents, Relatives Help Raise Children in China The story is of a Teenage boy of 17 that was adopted 11 years ago by an american family and he wanted to start looking for his family in China three years ago and finally found them. To me it was a big part of self-discovery for the boy who wanted closure as to what happened to his family and find out where he came from as well.
Lost without a clue as to why he was in an orphanage for the year he was he just wanted answers, The live story aired on CNN on August 27, 2009.

When I first watched the episode on when the family introduced the story was very inspiring that the adoptive mother would put herself out there for three years tryin to aide and support her adoptive son in trying to find his mother and father in China as to find out who he is and help shape his identity. I can understand why he was curious as to who they were and where he came from as he completely forgot as a child of 6. He was partially raised by his uncle as downtown Beijing had strict laws on one child families and that is why he was transferred to live with him and his wife. They suspected that someone had kidnapped him and taken him somewhere else. In finding uncle and aunt brung a sense of solace, they were trying to keep him from being taken away from the family. The reunion of the 17 year old and his parents in China made my heart go out to the parents with their heart and emotions showing on their sleeve. The boy had displaced feelings as he didn't know how to react, which would lead me to think that he was totally confused. And I understand why he and the parents would react they way they did, I would never want to see myself in that type of situation, with my kids or family at all.

The meeting of the families, brung upon a language barrier and neither could communicate as they would need a translater and I think that the bonds of communication would actually be better off said yourself that a translater as the feelings in which you are to be expressing would be void thru translation. He wanted conviction and I think the answers right off as to where he came from and answers to fill in the holes of his past that were there and that need is needed for closure for a past that may have been better off forgotten sometimes. the hardships his parents did could not have been easy, but he would not be there if he hadn't.

My conclusion on this story that he did what he had to to find out what he wanted and the questions they may not have happened to answer may not have a reason as to why they happened and god works in mysterious ways like that. But; furthermore, He can either take it or leave it either way he chooses and how he does it is now his choice. He has been given the gift of finding his parents as to some people in this world does not have that choice. He also has the freedom in the wonderful country of United States to pursue, do and feel what he sees fit as well.