MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 83 | AGE IS NOT A REASON TO INVALIDATE

Typically with age comes life experience, but there are certain experiences that not everyone will have. Being adopted is one of those. Despite not having experience with being adopted, I often see adults using age as a reason to invalidate a younger person’s experience with being an adoptee. “You’ll grow out of it.” “It’s just a phase.” “You’re young and don’t know better.” In this video, I discuss using age as invalidation and touch a little bit on the infantilization of adoptees.

My videos are filmed and scheduled to publish weeks in advance. While I had the energy to discuss these topics then, I may be in a different place now. I don’t want any adoptee to feel like I am ignoring their connections. I just have to take care of myself as well.

For Lilly’s Entire Adoption Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiBfpTw0hchlWKNWP476kUsffxX9yWFj