Bobbi, who lives in Montgomery County, Maryland, reached out as an ally to the adoptee community. After we chatted, she... more

Jean, from Boulder City, Nevada, shared that her raising parents had their flaws, from addiction to enablement, but she knows... more

Curt, from in Las Vegas, Nevada, felt like something was off in his family when he was a kid, so... more

Patrice, from Northern Virginia, said that in her house adoption was never discussed when she was a kid. So her... more

Sharon, from Springfield, Missouri, grew up in a small town as part of a large family. After leaving home, she... more

Janet spoke to me from her home in Nantucket, Massachusetts. She grew up with an adoptive mother who presented to... more

Here is the edited version with improved grammar:Baya called me from Basking Ridge, New Jersey. She was raised in Germany... more

Jim, from Gilroy, California, Jim was born in the early 1960s in San Jose, California. His adoption story is complex,... more

Moses is an adoption trauma educator and therapist, but his own personal journey as an adoptee is one of hardship... more

Breanna learned that she was fostered then adopted but for financial gain and she described her home as a hostile... more