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From Silence to Support: Building a New Village for Adoptive Families

Cam Lee Small, MS, LPCC, unpacks the silence that too often surrounds adoption—and what it takes to build a different kind of village for adoptees and their families.

I Know I Shouldn’t Be Here
Wilson Munsterman Wilson Munsterman

I Know I Shouldn’t Be Here

I never realized what being adopted meant as a young kid. Nothing seemed different until I was 10 years old, and my adoption became very real when questions came up.

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Rewriting the Narrative
Jonathan Wittmaier Jonathan Wittmaier

Rewriting the Narrative

As a kid, I was fascinated by history and war movies. But as I grew older, I started questioning the narratives I had been taught.

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  • Most non-adopted people oversimplify and invalidate the grief of adoptees because they assume that our families are just like other families.

    Adoptee Land by Kristen, Adoptee Contributor

  • It’s such a curious thing how being relinquished is never talked about with sorrow; but instead with applaud for the adoptive parents.

    Adoption, Shame & Cocktail Parties by Amy, Adoptee Contributor

  • I played the role of being a chameleon; not realizing the toxicity of what I was doing in allowing people to mislabel me.

    Latina Mislabeled by Martha, Adoptee Contributor

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