Memories

So I have once again neglected this blog! Lo siento muuuucho!

However, this was interesting to me, so I had to blog about it here.

Smarty Pants, 12, had just turned 5 when he entered foster care.  At that time, he only spoke Spanish, knowing only a handful of words in English.

Last night, he had some stress after we received an email from bio mom. He was once again adamant that he doesn't want to see her if she comes to PR.

He also had some random memories pop up from when he was little. Over the past 7 years, there really haven't been more than a handful of memories from him or the girls, so anytime he remembers something, it is significant for him. 

He was a bit puzzled that what he remembers, he remembers it in English.....even though it all happened in Spanish.  He can't remember the words used in Spanish, he's just translated what he knew happened, into the English that he knows now.

It is amazing how our brain works!