This Is Me | Reclaiming My Name As A Transracial Adoptee
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 96 | RECLAIMING MY NAME Names are an important part of identity. Adoptees have unique relationships with names because…
Category: Adoption Episodes
How I Tell People I Was Adopted
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 95 | TELLING PEOPLE I AM ADOPTED Often, people ask me how and when do I tell people that…
Wonderful Life Update | I Am Getting Married And Moving!!
I’m getting married! It’s back to the land of wedding dresses, invitations, cakes, and venues! It’s hard to believe I am celebrating and…
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 94 | WE CAN BE TOXIC TOO
It is very easy to forget how we affect and impact others when advocating. I am not saying we need to tone police.…
Learning to Value Myself in 2021
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 93 | 2021 GOALS It is the start of a new year! I plan to keep up with advocacy.…
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 92 | A COOL CONNECTION
A serendipitous meeting has given me a connection with someone from my birth city. While this may seem like an inconsequential thing to…
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 91 | LEANING ON FRIENDS
We all need support systems. We all need to lean on friends. The question is if whether the people you are leaning on…
MY ADOPTION STORY PT. 90 | OPENING UP
Opening up is scary and a very vulnerable process. Even though I advocate online, I don’t just starting talking about adoption with people…
My ADOPTION STORY PT. 89 | THE RIGHT TO BE OFFENDED
Often, because transracial adoptees of color struggle with their own identity, they feel disconnected when they experience racism. I have an internal debate…
MY ADOPTION STORY | NATIONAL ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH 2020
It’s that time of year again. It’s National Adoption Awareness Month. It began as a way to raise awareness of foster care youth…