This is not an unusual story. Many of the things described have happened in Korea, Sri Lanka, India and so on. Terre des Hommes still operate as an "aid organisation". This is why many of us don't trust aid organisations. All of these stories are true, even the wildest ones. #Adoptee #AdopteeVoices
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2023/sep/06/the-scandal-of-bangladeshs-missing-children-podcast-part-one

If I had waited for my rights to be restored, I would never have met her.

#adoptee #AdopteeVoices

Coming out of the adoption fog—leaving behind fear, obligation, guilt—was a long, complicated, beautiful journey.

My story @medium

#adopteevoices #adoptee #adopteerights

https://mindystern.medium.com/coming-out-of-the-fog-bd6891506ba1

“Ppl want me to relieve them of the burden of feeling morally wrong, which is why they are desperate for me to tell them it’s possible to ethically source children, that it’s okay, desirable even, to engage in systems fundamentally racist, classist, misogynist, ableist, & colonialist.”

A must read piece on #adoption , written by an adult #adoptee I deeply respect & admire. #AdopteeVoices https://adoptionpolitics.substack.com/p/ethically-sourced-children?publication_id=1186818&isFreemail=true

Probably a good thing they didn't include this Barbie in the movie.

#Barbie #Adoption #Adoptee #Adopteevoices #BarbieMovie

Visit my blog to read these 10 shareable quotes by the beloved Dr. Gabor https://myadoptedlife.com/10-quotes-by-dr-gabor-mate/ #adoptionistrauma #gabormate #gabormatequotes #adoptionquotes #adoptee #adopteehealing #NPE #LDA #adoptiontruth #outofthefog #attachment #attachmenttheory #adopteetiktok

Religious trauma/silencing as an adoptee is a real issue and one of the main causes of white saviorism.

Visit our Instagram to read more!

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#adopteesunite
#adopteesupport#adopteevoices #adoptee
#adoptees
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#adopteerights#adopteesspeak #adopteesconnect
#adopteecommunity #adoption #diversity #religion #ptsd #mentalhealth #birthmom
#adoptiveparents #transracialadoptee
#whitesavorism #christian #christianity

Later on, when the child struggles to bond with their new family, they are sometimes diagnosed sometimes called oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)*.
I think we need to stop diagnosing the children and start diagnosing the adults. Slap a diagnosis on the child trafficking industrial complex and call it CAPITALISM. 2/2

#adoptee #adopteevoices #adoption

*thank you for informing me of that term @corsent

Isn't it funny how we tell pregnant people how essential it is to bond with their unborn baby. Talk to it, feed it, love it. Apparently a fetus can hear your voice from about 15 weeks.
Yet when the child trafficking industrial complex wants their baby supply, all of that suddenly becomes less important than money, race and status. 1/2

#adoptee #adopteevoices #adoption

➡️ Så altså ikke det faktum at barnet sælges til en fremmed familie, i et fremmed land, med et fremmed sprog og kultur, hvor barnet forventes at tilknytte sig og elske fremmede mennesker, uden barnets samtykke.
#Adoption #Adoptee #AdoptionCriticism #AbolishAdoption #ChildTrafficking #Racism #AdopteeVoices ➡️

Tomorrow is my birthday, always a fraught day for this #adoptee

My intention has been and will continue to be to do my part in making a better world, to lift up others whenever & however I can, and to look for slivers of hope even - or especially - when it’s hard.

I’m about to be 47 (gasp!) or as my son has been saying for the past six years “pushing 50.”
Bring. It. On.
#GenX

The Norwegian government will spend the next two years investigating all transnational adoptions
https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/dwamAO/skal-granske-norske-adopsjoner-fra-alle-land
#Adoption #Adoptee #AdopteeVoices

The National Council For Adoption is actually surveying adult US domestic adoptees. They've requested that the link not be posted publicly on social media to avoid bots and trolls. I'm not affiliated with the organization in any way, but I filled out the survey. I'll share it privately with any adoptees who want it.

#adoptee #AdopteeVoices

Happy Father’s Day tomorrow for all who partake.
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I have to admit Father’s Day is particularly hard for me. I honestly do not feel like I am a good dad to my son.

I feel like I’m still at square one with unpacking what it means to live with someone who is genetically related to me and my relationship with my son suffers for it. Even though I’ve tried to unpack that for years.

It feels I am staring at a blank or bricked up wall and I didn’t brick it up.

I’m sorry.

#adoption #adoptee

The National Council For Adoption is doing a survey of adult adoptees in the US.

https://adoptioncouncil.org/research/profiles-in-adoption/#partthreeadoptees

I'm getting the word out in all of the places I haven't heard about it. I got the news through the Who Am I Really podcast.

https://www.whoamireallypodcast.com/episodes/ncfa-adult-adoptee-survey/

#adopteevoices #adoptee #adoptees

As an adoptee I want to celebrate the Supreme Court upholding the ICWA in Brackeen v. Haaland.

There is a great 3 minute video summary of the case here: https://www.law.uw.edu/news-events/news/2022/stacey-lara

And a quick twitter thread here: https://twitter.com/NSegoviaEsq/status/1669356733339426816

The case has for reaching consequences but starts with an important facet of adoption and how it is used to destroy communities and particularly communities of color. Luckily this one avenue is still closed off thanks to today’s ruling.

#SCOTUS #adoptee #ICWA

As an adoptee I want to celebrate the Supreme Court upholding the ICWA in Brackeen v. Haaland.

There is a great 3 minute video summary of the case here: https://www.law.uw.edu/news-events/news/2022/stacey-lara

And a quick twitter thread here: https://twitter.com/NSegoviaEsq/status/1669356733339426816

The case has far reaching consequences but starts with an important facet of adoption and how it is used to destroy communities and particularly communities of color. Luckily this one avenue is still closed off thanks to today’s ruling.

#SCOTUS #adoptee #ICWA

@AGreatSound Does it really matter what others know? We are who we are. The circumstances of your birth should be irrelevant to how others respond to you #Adoptee

It’s so weird some days I feel like everyone in the world knows I am a literal bastard. #unwanted #bornwithoutaname #adoptee

It’s so weird some days I feel like everyone in the world knows I am a literal bastard. #unwanted #bornwithoutaname #adoptee