Roots
David and Adam have both expressed interest in their Ukrainian background. We've read that seeking self-identity is a normal part of adolescence, and this search is especially true for adoptees.So David ordered his sports hoodie from high school with his Ukrainian name "Mihailo" stitched on the front. He also gives both his English and Ukrainian names as the title of his Facebook page:
David Mihailo Stahlke
(Mihailo Bogdanovich Vihrenko)
[By way of explanation, Mihailo is the Ukrainian version of Michael. Bogdanovich is the birth father's given name, inflected with a masculine ending. Vihrenko is the surname of the birth mother.]
Adam didn't just put his name on his clothing. His chest sports a tatoo "UKRAINE" that extends from arm to arm.
posted by Stahlkes @ 12:08 PM
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