Category: Adoptee Anger

Cancelling My Adoption

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Netra Sommer is adopted from India to Denmark and endured abuse in her adoption and talks about undoing her adoption and the lengthy process to reclaim herself.

Dear Dad, You are Still Racist

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Mae adopted from Haiti shares the complexities of being trafficked and having a racist dad

The Legacy and Impacts of Abuse in Adoption

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Lynelle's part 2 of 3 on Sexual Abuse within Adoption.

I Don’t See Colour!

On By lynellelongIn Adoptee Anger, Adoptee vulnerability, Adoptees Educate, Adoption Education for Adoptive Parents, Adoption Education for Professionals, Adoptive Country, Antiracism Education, Beauty in Diversity, Birth Country, colourblindness in adoption, Complexities in Adoption, Critical Thinking in Adoption, Diversity in Adoption, Grief and Loss, Is adoption the best option, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Politics of Adoption, Racial Mirrors, Racism in Adoption, Sense of Belonging, Therapy, Transracial Adoption, Trauma in Adoption1 Comment

ICAV Blogger Collaborative Series #2 addressing adoption colour blindness.

Expectations of Gratitude in Adoption

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Lynelle shares about the burden of being expected to be grateful in being adopted.

Vulnerable children are not blank slates

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Lynelle critically examines the gains from including adult intercountry adoptees in policy discussions and shares Joey's story, a male Chinese adoptee.

Citizenship should be guaranteed in Intercountry Adoption

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Citizenship in America is not granted to all intercountry adoptees. This paper explores the topic critically from those with lived experience.

Colombian Intercountry Adoptee Anthology

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The first Colombian intercountry adoptee anthology that shares the many complexities of being adopted from Colombia, edited and compiled by Abby Forero-Hilty.