Minnie has a Family
12 years old * aging out * clever, beautiful, learns quickly * likes to study, draw, read, tell stories, do handcrafts, and sing * wonders if she will ever get a family *
Here are a couple of photos of Minnie and a friend who was just adopted in August 2016. The family met Minnie, and the mom said the orphanage director told them the same thing her updates say, “Minnie gets very sad when she sees her friends leave with their families and wonders if she will ever have a family and wonders why she is so unlovable!” 🙁
This mom said that they just fell in love with Minnie and that there was just “something about her”!
This adoptive Momma said that they just fell in love with Minnie and that there was just “something about her”!
Annie just had her file reviewed by their doctor at Shriners. I can give you her contact info to get that information.
Important things to know about Minnie:
“She really hopes she will have a mom will adopt her internationally.”
“When she sees other children leaving with their families, she always asks nanny: Am I not lovable? Why there is nobody wants me? I want to have a mom, too.”
“When people visit the children, she is the focus, they like playing with her, it is also her happy time. When children are adopted, she will ask the caretaker, where does he go? The caretaker will tell her that the child’s parent take him home. Then she asks when my parent takes me home.”
“She has a dream. She wants to be a boss sales skin care products.”
“The caretaker tells her that all the caretakers here are her mum, they all like her and the institute is her home. She is looking forward to have a family, to have a loving dad and mum. We bless her wish will come true and have a family.”
“She can always bring joy to the person. When we ask her that if she want parents, she will say,’If I have father and mother, I will do some chores for them, I will love them.'”
Update on Minnie – January 2016
Can Minnie walk at all or does she need a wheelchair all the time?
No, she can’t walk, she needs a wheelchair all the time.
Can she take care of herself, bathroom, dressing, etc?
Her self-care ability is high. She can take a bath, dress up and change diaper by herself.
Is Minnie developmentally at the same level as same aged peers?
Her physical development is not so good. Her height is lower than other children. Otherwise she is as normal as other kids her age.
Does she attend school and if so, how is she doing?
She’s attending special education in the orphanage. She has good grade. She’s little teacher in the class.
Can you describe her personality, is she sweet, friendly, shy, determined, etc?
She’s outgoing, likes to express herself (emotions) and she’s nice and kind.
Does she think about her future and if so, what would she like to do in the future?
She has a dream. She wants to be a boss sales skin care products.
Does she understand international adoption and would she want to be adopted by a foreign family?
Yes, she understands. She really hopes she will have a mom will adopt her internationally.
What is her favorite thing to do?
Draw and sing.
Is there something special that you would like to tell us about her?
When she sees other children leaving with their families, she always asks nanny: Am I not lovable? Why there is nobody wants me? I want to have a mom, too.
She is adorable, and has some spunk, and determination!
What is she like?
Minnie is described as a clever and beautiful girl who is active and restless and learns quickly. She is said to enjoy going outside and communicating with people as well as studying (wow), drawing, reading, telling stories, doing handcrafts and singing!
“When my parents take me home?”
Just read what is written about her in her file: “When loving people are visiting the children, she is the focus, they like playing with her, it is also her happy time. When some children are adopted, she will ask the caretaker that where does he go? The caretaker will tell her that the child’s parent take him home. Then she asks when my parent takes me home. The caretaker tells her that all the caretakers here are her mum, they all like her and the institute is her home. She is looking forward to have a family, to have a loving dad and mum. We bless her wish will come true and have a family.”
Minnie’s special needs
Sweet Minnie is listed as having a congenital right hip joint dislocation, congenital bilateral acetabular dysplasia, no. 4 and no. 5 lumbar hypoplasia, cerebral meningocele (after surgery) and varus.
June 4, 2014 Update
“Under the good care of her nanny, she’s getting active and lovely, she laughs a lot, talkative, polite and sensible. She can take care of herself, she brushes her teeth, feed herself, dress herself, she moves with her wheelchair. Because of her special needs, she has to study in the welfare center, she has finished the lessons of Grade one, she has learned Chinese Pinyin, she has good handwriting, she likes manual training, she can do the paper folding, such as small frog and small stool. She can recite Chinese poems and sing songs. Sometimes she guides the other kids to sing the song together, just like a teacher. She is sensible, she loves to stay with other kids and sometimes take care of them, she shares her snacks with other kids and often help them do something. She likes beauty, she likes her nanny braid for her. She likes new clothes, she likes to show off herself. When some people visit her welfare center, she will do a performance for them . She is a sweet girl, She can always bring joy to the person. When we ask her that if she want parents, she will say,“If I have father and mother, I will do some chores for them, I will love them.”
We hope she will have a loving family and loving parents as soon as possible.”
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Minnie 1 from Lifeline Children’s Services on Vimeo.
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Minnie 2 from Lifeline Children’s Services on Vimeo.
