The Orphanage
Friday, June 1st, 2007There are about 35 children who call Lin Jie “Grandma.” They all live under one roof, share rooms, run through the hallways in twos and threes and gather in doorways to poke their heads into Lin’s office—which looks somewhat like a small shrine to Chairman Mao—when newcomers arrive in their home.
It’s a peculiar sort of family, especially in a country entering its second generation of only children. There is talk of bright futures, and no mention of the past. For most who live in this orphanage, it’s the happiest, most normal, and possibly the only family they have ever known. (more…)