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Family and Xmas Times

On December 26, 2020February 12, 2021 By lynellelongIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Lynelle shares her mix of feelings for adoptive family at key times like Xmas.

Name

On August 27, 2019April 16, 2020 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Intercountry adoptee shares the struggles.

Cuts You Deep

On January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 By jaymekyopoIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Whilst studying for my undergraduate degree in History, I found the similarities of my childhood and reading the history of Nazi Germany opened up my old anxieties. The interrogation methods of the SS were like pages read out about my own childhood. My adopted mother acted like a Concentration Camp guard, always on the lookout …

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