"Adoptees are basically the eye of the storm." – Renecia Jackson
Adoptees, in general, experience a great sense of loss from the moment they are born. Late discovery adoptees (LDA), however, have a unique experience in that they are living two different realities that are unbeknownst to them. While they may grow up with what feels like an intact family, there comes a fateful day when they learn that everything they’ve come to know and love – is smoke and mirrors.
At the age of 22, Renecia Jackson finds out that she is adopted while in a heated argument with her parents. They assumed that she knew this information because she was making transformational changes in her life that were unfamiliar to them. Like a lot of adoptive parents, their guilt and/or inability to hold the secret anymore, allowed the words come tumbling out without a lot of care or follow-up. There is relief for the parent(s), but the adoptee is left to restructure the remnants of lies and half-truths for some semblance of understanding who they are.
Renecia provides us with a full breakdown of her LDA experience, her reliance on spirituality and therapy to aid in her healing and "rise up,", as well as a call to action to share one’s story, loudly, at a time that feels right for the adoptee.
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