Blog Posts on the Life That Adoptees Face
Five Questions of the Adult Adoptee
Statistically, we’re still adoptees; only, we are “adult adoptees.” Let’s ask ourselves, what are the top five questions adult adoptees ask? I started my list.
How Can You Miss Someone You’ve Never Known?
How can one miss someone he or she has never known? It is phantom loss, much like losing an arm, but believing it is still attached. Adoptees feel it all the time.
Detachment of Adult Adoptees—and Self-help!
Detachment is often described as the state of being dispassionate, indifferent, aloof (my favorite word), withdrawn, or avoiding emotional involvement. We learn it from when we are abandoned and adopted.
Meeting Your Birth Parents for the First Time
Our happiest moments can be when we meet our biological moms and dads . . . .
Adoptees Who Self-Sabotage Relationships
Adoptees who are afraid of relationships