Adoptees & Community

Adoptees Crossing Lines

Adoptees & Community

Before I found other adoptees online I was lost. I wanted to know where I came from, and I wanted to know others like me. Most adoption communities center adoptive parents and foster parents. We are left out of the picture. This doesn’t make sense. This episode is a collection of my thoughts on this matter.

“One of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance; places where we know we are not alone.” - Bell Hooks

What we discussed

(00:23) Healing power of community

(04:41) Feeling disillusioned by my adoption

(05:59) My adopters in public vs. at home (what people don’t know about adoptive parents)

(07:55) Grassroots communities vs. government agencies

(08:57) If only my mom had community support

(11:39) Looking for spaces with adoptees OR I didn’t know other adoptees

(15:06) Struggling with suicidal ideation

(18:35) Belonging nowhere

(20:38) What binds the adoptee community together

Links

Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics by Bell Hooks

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Credits

Special thanks to Samuel Oyedele for editing our podcast, support his work on Instagram or e-mail him at [e-mail]