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"Find My Family": Exploitive? Or...???3 comments

Susan wrote 4 days ago: I wouldn’t have known about the new reality-TV show “Find My Family” if a friend h … more →

Tags: Adoption, adoptee, Adoption Search, Birth Family, find my family, Open Records, rainbow kids, Reality TV

Childhood Revisitation9 comments

Mei-Ling wrote 1 week ago: I find it interesting to look back upon my thoughts as a child, then as a teenager, and then as a yo … more →

Tags: Adoptive Mom, canadian chinese, cultural identity, cultural rejection

NEW NUMBER!3 comments

rixgal wrote 1 month ago: We found out that we have moved from #23 on the waitlist in Bogota… to number 19!  YEAH!  Clos … more →

Tags: Adoption, International Adoption, zaza, Colombia, mom, icbf, Bogota, Adoptive Parents

Abuse. A Real Life Issue

Shaun wrote 1 month ago: Where to start? I’ve been through it. I remember things from my childhood that I honestly wish … more →

Tags: experience?, Adoption, Children, Family, Foster, Foster Care, Life

Looking back to look forward

amazonadoptee wrote 1 month ago: Dated June 20, 2008 …and I still haven’t found what I’m looking for, but I still h … more →

Tags: Adoption, adoptee, reunion, Birthfamilies, birthmother, Birth Mother, birth families, First Mother, First Family

A rose by any other name?1 comment

amazonadoptee wrote 1 month ago: One of my favorite ideas to think about is written so well in Phillip Pullman’s The Golden Com … more →

Tags: names, Adoption, adoptee, first mothers, reunion, Birthfamily, Baby Names

Smartie at home

calsifer wrote 1 month ago: Smartie’s mum sent a few choice pics to commemorate the announcement of her new name: Pachi. S … more →

Tags: animals, Cats, Foster Mum's homeseekers-no longer home seeking, Pets & Animals, Smartie, kittens, pet adoption, Singapore

Simultaneously Existing4 comments

Mei-Ling wrote 1 month ago: The blog Grown In My Heart is hosting a blog carnival about the significance of names. Many adoptees … more →

Tags: chinese name, canadian name

Control In Reunion6 comments

Mei-Ling wrote 2 months ago: Inspired from Margie’s post at Thirdmom here. Back in September of 2008, we discussed my trip … more →

Tags: Culture, Post Reunion, language barrier, cultural bridge, biological families, Adoptive families

Adoption Mystery

Linda Hoye wrote 2 months ago: I was adopted when I was five months of age. I think that those of us who have been adopted share a … more →

Tags: Birth Family, Closed Adoption, adult adoptee

They Only See My Adoptive Parents2 comments

Mei-Ling wrote 2 months ago: Every time I have a discussion about adoption with an outsider (in real life, face-to-face) and expl … more →

Tags: Mama & Baba, Mama, Baba, 2nd-world lifestyle, Culture, 2nd, first-world economics

Alternate Life: Transnationally

Mei-Ling wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been having a talk with a foster parent who foster-adopted domestically in Australia. We … more →

Tags: Psychological Understanding, Existence, Adoption Process, transnationally altered

"We'd like to adopt."5 comments

Mei-Ling wrote 2 months ago: I admit I cringe when I witness the “We’d like to adopt” in an adoption forum. If … more →

Tags: adoption myths, "we'd like to adopt"

"She Did It Out Of Love"1 comment

Mei-Ling wrote 2 months ago: ~ while talking about Mei-Ling Hopgood’s memoir to my adoptive mom ~ Mom: So why was she given … more →

Tags: Mother, cultural mindset

Celebrity Adoption1 comment

theadoptiontree wrote 7 months ago: When I heard Madonna was hoping to adopt internationally again, I immediately had my concerns. Some … more →

Tags: Adoption, Adoption Reunion, adoptiveparents, Birth Father, celebrityadoption, Family, Internationaladoption, openadoption, adopt

"Hater" is kind of strong don't you think?15 comments

miassavinggrace wrote 10 months ago: I was going to let it go too. But everyone knows no self respecting hippie-type can be called a hate … more →

Tags: adoption politics, adoption schmoption, Truthful Musings, A Path of the Heart, Christian Adoption Consultants, Malcom and Amy Young

The Pretender 8 comments

miassavinggrace wrote 10 months ago: Regarding my previous post on “grafting” because obviously there is some misunderstandin … more →

Tags: Adoptee Family, Natural Family

Leave My Family Tree Alone16 comments

miassavinggrace wrote 10 months ago: You can find value in Theresa’s posts on ANY given day, she gives a real world, no nonsense PO … more →

Tags: Adoptee Family, Natural Family, adoption schmoption, humboldt beacon, Family Tree, Ellis Island

What about your real family?

bisforbastard wrote 10 months ago: Some people can’t resist categorising some adoptive family member or another as “real, … more →

Tags: reunion, illegitimacy, Adoption, General, adoptive, Birth Family, Mother, Real, Natural


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