Dear Mama | January 17, 2022

亲爱的妈妈，

Lunar New Year is coming up! Are you preparing for it? What does our family do for it? Do we have any special traditions? I try to celebrate it, but it’s not big. My friends help me. One is even from Nanning! I wonder if you’ve ever cross paths with him.

妈妈，I think of you and 爸爸 often around Lunar New Year. I wonder if I have any siblings or grandparents too. I know it’s an important time for family. People travel far and wide to be together. Is your celebration big? Do you think I’ll ever get to spend it with you?

妈妈，I’m afraid my celebration may not be big this year. Work is really hard lately. I’ve been trying my best. Sometimes — no, a lot of notes actually, I return to lab and work alone. What if I have to do that on Lunar New Year?

妈妈，I want to write often. It’s easier to talk to you than to an empty journal. I hope you don’t mind me sharing some with people. I worry they’ll think my conversations with you aren’t deep enough for an adoptee activist. That’s okay. I like our conversations. I talk to Mom every day! I think I can talk to you at least once a week.

妈妈， I hope you have a happy new year! I wish I could be there with you. I’ll let you know what I end up doing!

你的女儿,

飞