As I said in the forum, ten plus years ago when I was originally researching this, the only thing we had to go on was what the adult adoptees from Korea and Romania had to say. And of those groups, it was the Koreans doing most of the talking. Their adoptive families didn’t search for [...]

The comments in yesterday’s post turned into a discussion about fundraising, and I’d like to repeat this once again, as food for thought. I first posted this in 2006: I’ve spoken with an adult Korean adoptee who discovered somewhere around 11 years old that the church had a big fundraiser in order to help her [...]

I am aware that some older teen Chinese adoptees are asking to join the parent orphanage groups. They are seeking, and this is one avenue for them to explore. Some of those groups are deciding to not allow the adoptees on, saying they are “parent groups”, and not for the kids. Others are allowing the [...]

Yesterday’s discussion came about because of the comments from the day before. Today’s discussion is in part going to be from yesterday’s comments. All I can do is tell you what adult adoptees have to say, what the “experts” say, and what I’ve seen as I’ve raised my girls so far from both their experiences [...]

A while back I did a series that highlighted some of things out there written by adult adoptees. If you missed it, or want to look through it again, the series can be found here: Writings of Adult Adoptees Series 1. The Writings of Adult Adoptees – Tai Dong Huai 2. Adult Adoptee Book Recommendations [...]

I was pretty worried about how this show was going to portray adoption. I was pleasantly surprised that they hired hosts who were adopted and who were sensitive to what was going on. Like it or not, we get to be “adoption educators” to our friends and families, so they’ll understand the things our kids [...]