"I can’t live two lives."– Joi Fisher
You can know that you were adopted at a very young age. Your adoptive parents can read to you ALL of the recommended children’s books, but this still doesn’t stop the stares, the playground gossip, or hushed conversations amongst family that one may overhear.
It’s was in those moments that Joi realized that she was “special,” but not always in an endearing way. Rather, it was a term to excuse or explain her adoption status so that others may be able to digest what they understood externally, but not in the hearts of she and her parents.
Most time, Joi didn’t focus on the fact that she was adopted. However, triggers would present themselves, causing her to struggle with her identity and question whether she was lovable, worthy, and deserved better out of life.
This internal battle and desire to “find Joi” led her down the rabbit hole of New Jersey legislation, ancestry testing, Facebook messaging, and ultimately finding the pieces to the puzzle of who she was, is, and now becoming.
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