Bina shares about the fragmentation adoptees endure in order to survive and the grief work we must do to reintegrate our dual selves.
Tag: relinquishment
Review: One Child Nation
Lynelle shares her thoughts about One Child Nation documentary.
Who am I now?
By Maria Diemar from her blog at I own my Story Maria Diemar Who I am now, after my life story changed I always thought that my mom gave me up for adoptionI was an abandoned childI learnt to believe that adoption is something beautifulEven though it hurtEven though I felt abandonedEven though I felt …
Celebrating Secrets and Sadness
Adoptee birthdays are a day of celebrating secrets and sadness, a complex day of emotions reminding us we are not with the ones who birthed us.
Dear Belonging,
Perhaps to some, You are a dear friend and a faithful companion. To others, You are found in spurts and moments, and still to others, You are an elusive dream in their nightmares. To me, You are a far off figure standing still in the distance. Throughout the years, I have caught the sparkle in …
Our Mothers and Families?
A followup on an intercountry adoptee (Yennifer Villa) project to hear from the mothers of loss in Colombian intercountry adoption.