In Memory of Emilie Grace Olsen and All Adoptees Gone Too Soon
At eleven years old, I was physically small, wore the color pink everyday, and had a constant smile on my face. In many ways, I still resembled a child much more […]
Category Archives: For Adoptive Parents
The DNA Double Standard
Originally published in Gazillion Voices Magazine | November 11, 2014 In a recent article, CNN reports that an estimated 5 million children around the world have been born as a […]
Adopted + We Can Do Better
I first watched the film, Adopted, with my parents while I was in high school. I remember being the only adoptee at the film screening and thinking it would have been a […]
Voiceless No More
Update: I’m happy to report that the administer and I have been able to resolve our differences and move forward in a respectful manner. Nevertheless, adoptees’ voices are still largely […]
Finding Joy (Review)
Finding Joy Authors: Marion Coste, Yong Chen (Illustrator) Ranking: ★☆☆☆☆ Plot: Finding Joy is about a baby who is abandoned in China and about a Caucasian family who wants another child. […]
Simultaneous Frustration and Gratitude on Being Freshly Pressed
Over the past few days, I have been overwhelmed by the amount of attention my blog has received due to my mother’s guest piece on why she is not pro-adoption. […]
Why I (An Adoptive Parent) Am Not Pro-Adoption
by my Mother – retired social worker, adoptive parent, voracious reader How many times have I looked at my daughter over the last seventeen years and been thankful for her […]
Parents of adoptees
Originally posted on myownrace:
This post is going to be directed to parents of adoptees. These ideas are not limited to just Chinese adoptions but can be implemented in any…
To Girls, From Consumer Culture: White is Beautiful
As a little girl, I could think of nothing more fun than taking over my family’s living room with dollhouses and creating an elaborate storyline in which my Sweet Streets […]
An Adoptee’s Plea to All TRAPs . . . please listen
by Victoria Bruno ~ adult Korean adoptee Am I right when I say that you signed up for a life long responsibility when you decided to become a parent? Was […]
Red Thread Broken 