As An Adoptee
How I Feel As An Adoptee
These are only a few of my thoughts As An Adoptee…
As an adoptee…I often feel like I don’t belong
As an adoptee…I sometimes am mistaken as a foreigner
As an adoptee…I often codeswitch
As an adoptee…I know nothing about my birth family
As an adoptee…I was born in South Korea; raised in Nebraska (U.S.A.)
As an adoptee…I look Asian on the outside but feel Caucasian on the inside
As an adoptee…I am always searching…
As an adoptee…I have so many questions
As an adoptee…I have been traumatized
As an adoptee…I wonder what would have life been like if I was raised in Korea
As an adoptee…I have experienced racism
As an adoptee…I don’t look like my adoptive family (except for my adopted Korean brother)
As an adoptee…I feel life has been tough to manage at times due to the complexities of all that go with adoption
As an adoptee…I sometimes feel like I am unloveable or not enough
As an adoptee…I am always striving to do the best I can with what I was given in life
As an adoptee…I have had many great experiences
Thank you for sharing your feelings. It helps me "put myself in your shoes" if not for a short time.
It also makes me wonder how many "similar feelings" my adopted grandson has.
I wonder if my mom, who was adopted, had some of those same feelings...