June 9, 2005

  • Okay, that was a bit embarrassing.  One would think I'd know where my own child spent his early years, wouldn't you?

    Dmitry's feathers were a bit ruffled when it came to light that I
    thought he'd lived in Alatyr until going to the children's home in
    Shumerly.

    Nope.  Yes, he was born in Alatyr, but that's because that's where the hospital was....his mother actually lived in a small town (16,000 people, according to a source on the net) called Pervomaysk:

    "I told you that!" Dmitry said severely.

    Oops.  My mistake (hey, all those Russian words sound alike,
    y'know?).  Let the record show that Dmitry grew up - until shortly
    before his 8th birthday - in Pervomaysk, not Alatyr. 

Comments (2)

  • Well, considering that you were what, 8,000 miles from that child during that time and had never heard of him, he didn't speak English (to speak of, as it were) when you met him, and you're not familiar with Russian geography, actually I wouldn't have expected you to be absolutely firm on the details right away.

  • I think you're doing quite well just to get so close to where he lived!!! New mothers always have to learn so much!!

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