Etikett: Filippino Adoptee
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Being Alone
I get up in the morning and I try. That’s basically what it’s like every morning as an adult adoptee. Whenever I look back in my mind, my past stretches past a million acres of difficult terrain that’s emotionally challenging and left psychological imprints on me. An adoptive family I never got that close with.…
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The Waiting Period for my Birth Certificate
I received another email from ICAB on June 28, approximately 15 days since I’d emailed a signed form requesting the retrieval of my birth certificate. This email had the subject: “Post Adoption Concern” which made my heart flutter since it sounded so serious and official. The content of this email basically said that ICAB has…
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Starting a Monthly Intercountry Adoptee Pen Pal Effort
Desiree discusses her goal of starting an adoptee pen-pal program to help adoptees connect and share.
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Parenthood Made Me Better
One of the most memorable moments, forever ingrained in my memory, is the birth of my son. I remember the anxious months waiting for my beautiful son, developing inside his mother’s womb – feeling his small frame kicking about and waiting to be born. I remember staring at the ultrasound pictures and wondering who he…
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Hur reser adopterade över tiden?
Filippino adoptee Richard shares about relocating to his homeland to live.
