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Sofia
My little one is fine now
My dear friends,
Sorry I've been absent for so long. So much has been going on that I don´t even know where to begin. We had to leave the country in South America where we were living and moved to the States. It was a painful move because we left due to political persecution not necessarily because we wanted to, yet at the same time, we are so much happier now as a family. We spent a few months living out of suitcases, from one family home to another, until we finally settled up north. Now we have a home, I have a job (I'm lucky to have double citizenship), and my little daughter spends most of her day with dad and is starting to make new friends and learn English. They learn so fast!
I am really summarizing a good five months of running around, but I do want to say that our daughter's memories inspired us to stay strong and move fast and with intention to give her the stability she needed in order to recover. I have to thank Carol too because I mentioned the political instability in my birth country and she encouraged us to distance ourselves from anything that could prompt her for having to relive any traumas and experiences. It is so true we are attracted to them like magnets. At some point in our many lives we get the chance to see that and, if we're lucky, say, no more. If she hadn't remembered, we probably would still be there, waiting.
So I have GRAND news. My daughter has not spoken or said anything about her past life in about 2-3 months. I realize at some point in her life they might come around, but it is just so amazing to see how she has bloomed and is living like any other "normal" kid. Her phobias seem to be gone... No fear of cops, or sirens (she actually really likes firetrucks now). No fear of dogs (she wants one). No fear of dresses (she loves to wear them and usually goes for them first). We went to see fireworks for 4th of July. Nothing. We watched some opera a couple days ago, she got bored. No nightmares (I mean, no past-life nightmares. She has normal kid nightmares like she didn't get the ice cream she wanted). No mention of you-know-who.
The thing is that she does have an amazing memory and likes to talk about our home country, and her cousins and friends. She misses them. But she has parted ways with the fear, and I can see it in her shining eyes how she craves to live, and paint, and dance, and learn. I'm so thankful.
I'm thankful she is doing better and that we as a family are doing better. But I am also thankful we lived what we lived and were given the chance to channel that, as painful as it all was. All of it was worth it if it meant giving my daughter a second chance. A calmer life.
And boy, is she strong-willed! It is going to be a long ride because not only she seems unafraid but fearless. Of course I am not surprised after everything she went through, but I now know a new meaning for patience. I'm thinking hockey team for her teen years...
Much love,
Sofia
My dear friends,
Sorry I've been absent for so long. So much has been going on that I don´t even know where to begin. We had to leave the country in South America where we were living and moved to the States. It was a painful move because we left due to political persecution not necessarily because we wanted to, yet at the same time, we are so much happier now as a family. We spent a few months living out of suitcases, from one family home to another, until we finally settled up north. Now we have a home, I have a job (I'm lucky to have double citizenship), and my little daughter spends most of her day with dad and is starting to make new friends and learn English. They learn so fast!
I am really summarizing a good five months of running around, but I do want to say that our daughter's memories inspired us to stay strong and move fast and with intention to give her the stability she needed in order to recover. I have to thank Carol too because I mentioned the political instability in my birth country and she encouraged us to distance ourselves from anything that could prompt her for having to relive any traumas and experiences. It is so true we are attracted to them like magnets. At some point in our many lives we get the chance to see that and, if we're lucky, say, no more. If she hadn't remembered, we probably would still be there, waiting.
So I have GRAND news. My daughter has not spoken or said anything about her past life in about 2-3 months. I realize at some point in her life they might come around, but it is just so amazing to see how she has bloomed and is living like any other "normal" kid. Her phobias seem to be gone... No fear of cops, or sirens (she actually really likes firetrucks now). No fear of dogs (she wants one). No fear of dresses (she loves to wear them and usually goes for them first). We went to see fireworks for 4th of July. Nothing. We watched some opera a couple days ago, she got bored. No nightmares (I mean, no past-life nightmares. She has normal kid nightmares like she didn't get the ice cream she wanted). No mention of you-know-who.
The thing is that she does have an amazing memory and likes to talk about our home country, and her cousins and friends. She misses them. But she has parted ways with the fear, and I can see it in her shining eyes how she craves to live, and paint, and dance, and learn. I'm so thankful.
I'm thankful she is doing better and that we as a family are doing better. But I am also thankful we lived what we lived and were given the chance to channel that, as painful as it all was. All of it was worth it if it meant giving my daughter a second chance. A calmer life.
And boy, is she strong-willed! It is going to be a long ride because not only she seems unafraid but fearless. Of course I am not surprised after everything she went through, but I now know a new meaning for patience. I'm thinking hockey team for her teen years...
Much love,
Sofia