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Laura, a white South African, is the mother of two boys (her biological sons) and Megan, her black adopted daughter. I asked her about the challenges of raising a black child in a white family. Her response was so moving I had to share her words. Re…
AdoptedGirl is for EVERY female who has been adopted. We are proud of who we are and where we come from. Join us and tells us about you! Let's do this ladies!
AdoptedGirl is for EVERY female who has been adopted. We are proud of who we are and where we come from. Join us and tells us about you! Let's do this ladies!
AdoptedGirl is for EVERY female who has been adopted. We are proud of who we are and where we come from. Join us and tells us about you! Let's do this ladies!
Hello, Just wondered if you know any adult Hong Kong or Chinese adoptees? We are organising a reunion in Sept in Hong Kong. www.caawr.com
AdoptedGirl is for EVERY female who has been adopted. We are proud of who we are and where we come from. Join us and tells us about you! Let's do this ladies!
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Every week there will be a posting of what will be on the show. Let me know what you want to hear about!
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YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE SAD! Understand that the loss of your birth family is traumatic and must be dealt with as a loss. That means accepting your loss and then grieving healthy, maybe with the help of a grief / adoption counselor, so…
AdoptedGirl is for EVERY female who has been adopted. We are proud of who we are and where we come from. Join us and tells us about you! Let's do this ladies!
AdoptedGirl is for EVERY female who has been adopted. We are proud of who we are and where we come from. Join us and tells us about you! Let's do this ladies!
AdoptedGirl is for EVERY female who has been adopted. We are proud of who we are and where we come from. Join us and tells us about you! Let's do this ladies!
Ok...this group IS for advertising! I know there are lots of people that would like to advertise, whether it's a book or an agency, a current special, etc. This is the place you are welcome to advertise without intruding on other boards!
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- adoptee, adoption writer, friend or family member is touched by adoption, adoption supporter
- If you have a website or blog you would like to share, enter the website address.
- http://www.wix.com/chosenangel/Chosen
- Share a little about your adoption story
- I was conceived in IL. Adopted in MN, April 1st, 1971, at 8 days old.
I am unclear about the details of the first 7 days of my life. I have
always known I was adopted. I searched, found and met my birth
mother. I know a lot about my birth father, but have yet to meet
him. In my life I have struggled with loneliness, abandonment,
rejection, low self esteem , jealousy and insecurity until very
recently. My career has been my search for significance. My biggest
accomplishment has been finding emotional freedom.
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Adoptee SUpport Group - Los Angeles
Let's get together. I am starting an adoptee support group in the Los Angeles area. The theme for our first meeting will be 'A Torn Embrace". Please let me know your availability so we can set a date and time.
Paula
Paula
Posted on November 5, 2009 at 11:30am —
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- At 12:39am on January 29, 2010,
Aurette Bowes said…
- Me again, just wanted to add that if you do read my book at some stage, I'd love to hear your views. Although I've written it from a South African perspective, adoptees' emotions are universal, and I wrote it so that others like me would hopefully be able to relate to my experiences and perhaps be able to benefit from the same healing that I did.
- At 12:18am on January 29, 2010,
Aurette Bowes said…
- Hi Paula
Thanks for adding me as your friend, and for the interest shown in my book. It's available on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Someones-Daughter-Aurette-Bowes/dp/1935383884/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256067886&sr=1-1
- At 2:15pm on October 26, 2009, Frank Lamb gave Paula Darkins a gift…
- At 10:25am on October 20, 2009,
Kelsey Stewart said… - What a wonderful poem you have written. I think it helps so much to put into words what you are feeling, very theraputic. Thank you for sharing it with me. I commend you on helping yourself heal, I am sure that the road has been hard, and your curiosity coupled with your great sense of finding just who YOU are has encoraged this amazing gift of expression. As a birthmother I love to hear all the different emotions that adoptees feel. You have obviously done a lot of soul searching and you seem to be stronger for it.
I hope that you enjoy my book. I wrote it with adoptees in mind and although it is my story and not all birthmothers went through my situation, I tired to be as honest and open about my reasons as I could. I have had great positive reactions and I am so glad that it is starting to help people out there. You are a very special young lady Paula and I hope somewhere in there you know just how very much you were loved. Thanks for your kind words and let's keep in touch, I would love to read more of your writtings.
Kelsey
- At 4:34pm on October 19, 2009,
Judy said… - Thanks Paula!
- At 12:01pm on October 5, 2009,
elaine howell said…
- read your poem...it is beautiful,but I have to tell you that i have some feelings about it that I would really like to share w/you...
- At 6:57pm on September 28, 2009,
Many Hearts One Beat said… - Hi, Paula - thank you for the kind words about our site and passing it along. So sweet of you - thank you! :)
Be well,
Lisa
- At 1:16am on September 26, 2009,
MsBirthmom said… - Thank you!!! I haven't written in a long while, i know that. Thank you for your poem and for reading my page!!!
- At 4:31pm on September 25, 2009,
Megan Martin said… - WOW! Your poem brought tears to my eyes because you totally hit the nail on the head with the way I feel! It has been extremely emotional and hard and I just hope I can find them and start the healing process. I have a friend who's mother gave a daughter up for adoption many years ago and they were just recently reunited and it gave me hope, and the same friend gave her daughter up about 5 years ago and she had an open adoption where she receives pictures and information from the birth parents about her daughter and how she is doing and I just think how unfair it is that there wasn't really that option when I was born. Open adoptions much more rare than they are today and hope my friends daughter one day will know just how lucky she is that she can have the opportunity to get to know my friend if she ever wants to and will be able to find her at a moments notice. It really is heartbreaking to know that I might never get the opportunity to learn who I really am. Thank you for your kind words and your poem! =)
-Megan
- At 1:27pm on September 25, 2009,
Jenna Cooper said… - I want to stay commited..
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