The Reality of My Birth Mothers Life
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- čas přidán 17. 07. 2023
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Having been adopted at the age of two from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, into the embrace of my New Zealand family, I delve into the path of my cultural upbringing, the history that has shaped me, and the meaningful connections I've made with my birth family. My quest to uncover the missing links of my heritage takes me to Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, each step a chapter in my evolving story.
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Dearest Alex, I believe your birth Mom had a hole filled in her heart when she met you. The relief of knowing that your adoptive parents gave you a fabulous start in life must be overwhelming. Thank you for responding to all of this with love. ❤
Your birth mother's story tugs at my heartstrings. She was given so few advantages and so little help, in a very hostile world. It is so sweet to see you giving her the extra latitude for that. I would like to hug her myself.
This is the kind of stories I love to hear Alex. You are so lucky to have 4 parents in your life and Tatiana is blessed to have you in hers. No one should judge her, we are only humans.
Thank you!
Alex, have followed your story from the start. Tatiana had probably never known real love in her young life, until you found her; it's in her heart now when she looks at you. And she has become more demonstrative than before. ❤
Sasha, you continue to show your great heart. Your mom was in an orphanage system that tried to do right by its children generally. The institutional caregivers I met in Omsk and in Moscow cared deeply about the children under their care. But there weren't enough of them, and it's one of the lowest paying jobs around. The children grow up without family, so have no idea what it means to be in a family. Your non-judgmental attitude shows you to be an old soul with wisdom beyond your years. Don't listen to the naysayers, just keep blessing your mother with your presence whether in person or through social media. У тебя действительно доброе сердце.
Your birthmother is the way she is for a number of reasons and it is not difficult to understand and respect her. I bet she is both happy and proud to have you in her life, one way or another, and she deals with it her way.
You are a good person and a good son. ❤ I bet your parents are so proud of how you have handled all of this. ❤
Alex, you are such a blessing in your birth Mother’s life! ❤️
You are an amazing young man influenced by not only your parents and upbringing here in New Zealand but also from your inherited genes. It is so wonderful you are able to spend time with your birth mother and father. ❤
Being loved unconditionally is the greatest gift of all. You give that beautiful gift to Momma Tatiana. Thank you for sharing your video.
Alex, what a mighty young man you are! I love following your story and your quest to find out more. Any parent would be proud, very proud, to have a son like you. May you be blessed abundantly dear friend.
I’ve followed you on your journey from the beginning. Always look forward to your updates.
You are such a great son, and story teller. Thank You for sharing these very private times, with Us. You are Amazing!
Love to Mama Tatiana from Colorado. She’s so blessed to have Sasha Alex, her beloved son.
Alex, I am American. I came to the USA 🇺🇸 as a child, immigrated with my parents from the Soviet Union. I have always wanted to go back and adopt. I don’t have Russian citizenship. But I have a Russian soul, like you. You have an “old” soul. And your story, your desire to make sense of your family upline, keep connecting w your birth parents is really inspiring.
When in Minnesota,
Please ring me up. I’d love for you to talk about how adoption change your life. More people need to know importance of adoption. As you can see w your mom’s life choices, orphans in Russia who never her adopted never really become successful adults. If they make it past 40 it’s a miracle. If they avoid drugs, alcoholism, prostitution it’s also a miracle.
More people need to learn about importance of adopting and being open to adopting.
Sending you much love.
Спасибо за все сообщение и видио. - Елена
So nice to see you building a relationship with your birth mother and making the effort to understand her and her life. It is not surprising that she is so proud of you 🙂
BEEN FOLLOWING FOR OVER 8 YEARS!👍👍🇿🇦🇬🇧🇿🇦🇬🇧
Great video Alex! You are quite an amazing young man! Your birth mother had a very hard life and I love hearing and seeing your birth father’s life too. I’ll patiently await your next video. Until then, be well.
She doesn’t know how to be loved , she had a severe avoidant trauma attachment ❤❤
She does. I agree with you. It's an on-going process and I know it's how things are. But at the end of the day, I can only do what I can of course! :)
@@alexgilbert You make her life better. There’s no doubt about that. ❤️
Thank you for your love and kindness toward your mother. Thank you also to your adoptive parents. They did such a great job.
What a story! you must do what your heart tells you, just it Alex. God bless you and Tatiana.
Please love her, respect her and help her as much as you can.
Your a good man Alex, good for you for supporting your birth mother, I am sure you being in her life has given her both love and hope. I am adopted also so I understand your reasons. Best wishes, Hugh in England.
In one way, you are “parenting” Tatiana - by providing the experience of family love and connection, which orphanages really can’t do well.
You are such a brave young man .your parents have done a great job of bringing you up .I wish you luck on you're journey ❤
I have so enjoyed your heartwarming stories.Ive missing the stories for awhile now.I contracted covid,so have had a lot of health problems since..hope it gets better soon.your stories are so tough hing.sorry for your moms special friend.❤❤❤❤
Sasha I love how you continue to follow your Mother wherever she mat move to!! You’re a Wonderful Son and she has had a very difficult life. My Best Wishes to you both. 💕💕💕💕
I've been following since you first went to Russia - amazing progress, you inspire many across the globe. You have amazing adopted parents who taught you how to love and live your passion. Your birth parents are amazing people who embrace you the best way they can, but more importantly they appreciate your adopted parents, your birth parents are not absent of love. I love watching this channel - thank you for sharing your journey.
Well done.
You have such a wide kind heart towards your maama
Birth mom being an orphan herself, learning all important things about life in an orphanage was not taught how to love, care and did not have anyone loving and caring for her. My best friends mom is from an orphanage too, the same story. Orphanage children just never saw or experience warm and close family interactions, they don't know how to perform them. It's very wise from Alex to take his birth mom as she is. Warm, open, caring child is something very new for Tatiana in her 40s or 50s. We don't change at that age. It's just what it is. It would be better for Tatiana to live closer to Alex because I don't see anyone in the world who would care for her in her elderly years. But it doesn't look like she would ever leave her invironment.
Thank you Alex for showing us your journey, for sharing and for helping others to follow.
Bless you for your compassion!
She was so pretty
It is about love ,you give love to birth mamma ❤ Live is love
Don't forget to look into the political aspects of your mother's and Grandmother's upbringing. That also plays a big part in family life. Communism as I understand it was treating humans as machines and family life took a back seat to the government, as well as keeping people in poverty except a select few. As far back as the sixties I heard stories of the deplorable conditions of orphanages and the neglect of babies to "toughen"them up.
Let your mother know through you she's loved the world over.♥️
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As with any political system, it's always leaning towards what ever those in power want you to know about the other side. I'm glad you had a happy up bringing. I was very upset by the way Black's were treated in the late fifties and early sixties. That's why I watch the BBC, national news and DW news so I can get a better rounded view.
Thank you. Yes I understand it was definitely a difficult time of course. Thank you for sharing!
The one who said to leave your mother alone ...living her own life is an idiot... Abandoning her would be a sacrilege. She needs you more than anyone would ever understand. For the rest of her life..be there/Always/no regret but ❤️. 😉
Каким невероятным человеком тебя вырастили родители!
Удачи в стремлении за своими мечтами и желаниями 🌺
Your story is great your parents are neat
Alex, I've noticed how your birth Mother seems less withdrawn with you than when you first met her. I'm sure growing up in an Orphanage, she could never trust people or learn how to love. She seems closer to you now ❤
Godspeed Alex Gilbert.
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"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world."
- James 1:27, the Bible
How is your birth mm and dad now, please do an update
She know that you loved her
Did you ever call her mama or do you call her Tanya ?
I've called her both Mama Tanya :)
Following your story for a very long time. Hope you can answer all the questions you have about your birth mother's family. Hope your parents and brother are all doing well. Keep going. It's an amazing life story you're telling us. Good luck to you, Sasha.