Lina does not sugarcoat what adoption is, from her lived experience she was bought and sold. Let's be honest when we talk about adoption.
Tag: adoption is loss
I Lost My Mother Twice
by Linzi Ibrahim adopted from Sri Lanka to Australia, founder of Sri Lankan Adoptees. I miss you every day but most of all today. The pain never fades. You were taken from me twice, I have grieved you twice. You lived the hardest life and still managed to be the most incredible human. You were …
Is Adoption Truly a Mother’s Choice?
Yung Fierens shares her Mother's Day thoughts to remind us to think critically about whether Korean mothers are truly consenting to their children being adopted.
The Aloneness of Motherloss
Mila Konomos articulates the aloneness of mother loss, the grief and loss an adoptee lives due to being separated at birth.
Adoption is no Accident
by Kayla Zheng, adopted from China to the USA.
The King
When young, many of us adoptees mimic what we know adults want us to say.