#15 He Called Her Mom

I organized all the clothes by size…it took me all day. I was showing Alemu and Israel where clothes their size was. I had them try on different pants and shirts to see what size them were and I found an orange Hulk tank top in Alemu’s pile. I help it up for him to see and he said, “My mom gave that to me.” I knew this of course but I played along and said, “Really? When?” His reply was, “In Kamashi.” I was so touched that he called her ‘his mom’. It is the first time he has referred to her on his own. Usually I ask him a question about our family or when he met our mom and he answers it. But this was the first time that he called her by name on his own accord.