For adoptees, it can be eternally surprising when your adoption rears its head in day-to-day life. If things are otherwise going without incident, it is an aspect of identity that can fade into the ...
A parent revealed they hid the pregnancy of their youngest so the extended family wouldn’t favor one child over the others Years later, a relative questioned whether keeping the secret was still ...
Some adoptees have found that learning about potential causes of their birth family’s dysfunction—such as the cycle of addiction, the difficulties of accessing care for severe mental illness, or the ...