If you’re an adoptee, you’ve heard it. If you’re not an adoptee, you’ve probably said it yourself, but in the future? Refrain. Here are 15 things that adoptees are sick of hearing, and that you probably shouldn’t say.
26
Oct
2020
3 Important Concepts Transracial Adoptees Want Parents to Know
Transracial adoptee Ramya lists what she wants all adoptive parents to know before adopting a child of another race.
25
Sep
2020
5 Things Transracial Adoptees Are Tired of Hearing
Adoptee Ramya lists the comments and questions she’s heard over and over — and explains why seemingly innocent remarks can have such an impact.
7
Sep
2020
The Importance of Fully Grieving Infertility: An Adoptee’s Words
An adoptee and writer at American Adoptions shares her thoughts on why it’s important for prospective adoptive parents to fully grieve infertility before they pursue adoption.
13
Jul
2020
Why Adoption May Not Be for You: An Adoptee’s Words
Adoptee Ramya offers words of advice about adoption, gleaned from her experience growing up as a transracial adoptee in a white family.
29
Jun
2020
7 Adoptees to Follow on Social Media
If you’re an adoptee, then you’re probably wondering where the best place to find people like you on social media is. And if you’re an adoptive family, birth parent, or someone related to the adoption triad, there’s never a bad time to learn about the life of an adoptee
15
Jun
2020
What Father’s Day Means to Me as an Adoptee
An adoptee in an open adoption explains her relationships with her birth and adoptive fathers, and what fathers mean to her on Father’s Day.
4
May
2020
What Mother’s Day Means to Me as an Adoptee
In honor of Mother’s Day, an adoptee in an open adoption explains what the holiday means to her, and how her birth and adoptive moms both have an important place in her heart.
30
Mar
2020
My Life as an Adoptee: Jenna’s Story
Jenna is a social worker at American Adoptions and an adoptee who grew up in a closed adoption. She works with pregnant women who are considering adoption. She’s also recently reunited with her birth parents. This is her adoption story.
23
Mar
2020
‘Adopting’ Pets and Highways: An Adoptee’s Perspective
Adoptee Diana discusses the pros and cons of using “adopt” when referring to pets, highways and everything in between. Find out what the phrase means to her here.