I'm lucky born in the states, just sent a letter, I got both their name he died of cancer, he lived about 2 hours away same state, but he didn't come out to where I live, we could have met at the casino. I or she'll need to get on a plane, then she will need to drive 2-3 hrs. from the airport or drive 6 hours from where my half-sister lives.

You are a great person!! Blessings for your life.

I love your adoption stories. Love from South Africa 💜

That’s great❤

His father was gorgeous. What an interesting journey.

What a touching and beautiful update ❤ Thank you for sharing your journey 😊😊

Alex, you look so like your father and grandmother! Your father is an absolute joy and it's wonderful to see how happy he is to have you in his life.

Adopting parents who raised him were forgetting here. How sad.

How beautiful 😍 what a great path Yolande decided to take, I love family tree research and finding your ancestral tree. And sometimes not being brought up by a mother that didnt want you is better, your adoptive mother and father gave you a home and what you needed, that's important too. My mother didn't have time for me, always felt more connected to my aunt than mother, always believed my aunt was my real mother she passed when I was 9. Life is what we make it. I have 3 kids who are the world to me and wouldn't change anything 😊

I am lost... did you ever meet your biological father?

Милый, милый Алекс! Вы прекрасный человек! Спасибо вашим маме и папе за то, что вырастили вас таким! ❤❤❤

So amazing to see how happy and touched your Russian family is with you connecting with them… ❤..it isn’t that way fir some

So cool to see how happy your birth father is and also you❤❤

I don't quite see why these adoption families tell their children from the early age of 3 that they'd been adopted... Why? To mess up the poor child's mentality and confuse the little one? They done know what adoption even means at this age. Why does everyone have to know their family adoption story from the early age of the poor kid? It's all acceptable at a later time when they are adults

Vera is so kind and beautiful ❤

because of your mother‘s past, her joy is a little delayed.. but it is there❤… your Russian is impressive!

And never stop connecting with your mother ❤

Your father is so great ❤

He looks like his dad!

Wow you are a carbon copy of your birth father.

You are so so so brave!!!! you are so admired across the world for your courage and helping other people as well!!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alex, I just discovered your vids.I gave up a child in 1970 and we found each other in 1996 and we have not left each others side, since. There is something primal about it. Thank you.

Вы, Алекс, необыкновенно обаятельный, умный, неравнодушный по жизни человек! Спасибо вашим прекрасным родителям в Новой Зеландии, что они вас так восхитительно воспитали! ❤❤❤

No clue how I found you but I am enjoying the videos. I use headphones and listen while cleaning. I think your voice is enjoyable. You should continue making videos or act as a narrator. I think your such a sweet kid

I think the adoptive parents need to be more closed about adoption of those children at least until those are 18. They only damage the poor kids mentality by this 'early truth'

Did you learn russian befor you met your family. Not the time i mean when you lived there in younger years but i mean just before you were looking for you family

You look like your father ❤

You’re obviously his son! Been following you for years.

Very happy for you Alex that you have such a loving family, many siblings and relatives. Hope you'll be able to spend time with them more, and keep this relationship going)

Alex you are very grateful son, it's so good of you to visit your unfortunate russian mother, bring her flowers, and other support. Please make sure she gets proper medical treatment, doesn't drink and has a healthy lifestyle. Also spend time with your biological father too, I think he'd be grateful to have your attention)

What an incredible story, great job Ivan to find a brother, sister, so many other relatives. Shame that you've not met your biological father still... Hope everything goes well for you)

I love how they opened their arms to you, how blessed you are 💜

I commented twin on your dad's video but looking at you with your Tatiana I see how similar you are with her. Holy carbon copy to both parents

He looks like his father.

Twins

Alex,you actually has close resemblance to your birth father, Mikhail. More him than mama Tanya, I reckon. Cant say you are not his biological son! BTW, I hv full respect for your loving adoptive parents: they hv big hearts ! ❤❤

wow you are so noble and with the most forgiving and wonderful heart toward your mom in Russia...I am sending you and her and your dad in Russia and your parents in NewZealand love and blessings...greetings from Canada...I love watching your videos since I found them few days ago...I am learning about being generous and humble and forgiving...I truly appreciate everything you do because it is genuine from the heart...and it is helping so many around the world...I am proud of you...when you say to your mom Tatiana...I love her...wow!! amazing!! God will reward you even more for showing such as transparency and vulnerability...that is from a person with a great heart...God bless you Alex.!! always!! Alicia and John Canadian family of 8...6 children...and the two of us...pls keep going with this MISSION you have!! incredible!!! congratulations!!! Mom Tatiana gave birth to the most wonderful person...you!! thank you Tatiana for giving to this suffering world a son like Alex!! forever grateful to you...

Amazing story!

Anya's wisdom (expressed clearly toward end of video) is EVERYTHING. Patience with the processes but especially with the people is key. As an adoptee, once I got it in my head to search, it was ON. I didn't want to sneak attack anyone, though. My bio mom did me a HUGE solid by giving me a chance at a better life. I wanted to thank her & to tell her everything was fine; that if she was holding onto any guilt, she must let it go. I also wanted to find out my medical history because I was thinking of starting my own family. As adoptees, we all know the feeling of being at the doctor & not being able to answer any of the family history questions. Thing is, once I brought other people into my journey, they had fears & anxieties & issues of their own. I had to make decisions about setting boundaries that I never even considered. My adoptive family IS my family. I wasn't looking for a replacement. Other than definitely not wanting to hurt anyone, I didn't consider what my turning up out of the clear blue sky might actually mean to others. I also had to adjust to learning what little info I did have was almost entirely inaccurate. Anya's perspectives struck such a chord with me. I hope she gets the answers she seeks - for herself & her kids.

love your story, thanks so much for sharing!

it was a couple years ago. I remember that video, it was very emotional to see you meeting them.

Alex, you seem like such a positive person. Amazing, considering your life & related line of work necessarily involves smashing into brick walls & dead ends. (As an adoptee myself, I know about walls & dead ends, but also being stubborn & not giving up.) But you're not just cheery, you're also a realist & the way you communicate the complexities to these people you interview/assist is a perfect balance. Positive & determined. Just like Alexi, here. Well done, both of you.

Lamb’ s Brains .. doesn’t get any better than that !! it’s carbohydrates that give us chronic ill health!

Praise God🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼

I also whakapapa to Te Arawa like many so your story was interesting to me. From this our whanau holds land on Mokoia Island. Pleased for your Dad 😊

Sonia is very sweet and you look so much with your biological father!!!

Valentina’s son looks like he has a lot of the Baltic region DNA, like her! She is very stoic, beautiful and I totally understand why she wants to know what led to her adoption. I hope she has come to terms with her background and is happy!

You've clearly brought a great deal of joy into Tatiana's life. There was such a difference in her in that video call!