Adoptees & Community
Episode Summary:
Most adoption communities center adoptive parents and foster parents. We are left out of the picture. This doesn’t make sense. This episode is a collection of my thoughts on this matter. “One of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance; places where we know we are not alone.” - Bell Hooks
In this episode, we cover:
(00:23) Healing power of community
(04:41) Feeling disillusioned by my adoption
(05:59) My adopters in public vs. at home (what people don’t know about adoptive parents)
(07:55) Grassroots communities vs. government agencies
(08:57) If only my mom had community support
(11:39) Looking for spaces with adoptees OR I didn’t know other adoptees
(15:06) Struggling with suicidal ideation
(18:35) Belonging nowhere
(20:38) What binds the adoptee community together
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Editing by Samuel Oyedele (Editor)
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