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Do you speak up about adoption online? If so what is it that you're attempting to share or teach other humans about adoption?

So often on mainstream social media, I see my fellow adoptees speaking out. I applaud them. I believe their experiences are 💯 valid no matter how they choose to present it, or whether I agree with them; however, in checking in with myself after reading their posts, I often feel a sense of negativity -- as though I'm walking away from a toxic exchange. I'm uncertain if this is merely social media somehow tainting their message, or if the individuals are simply so hurt by their experiences that the telling of them is a bit much, even for a fellow adoptee.

I wonder if any others are like me in that they believe it entirely possible to share negativity without requiring others to drink the same poison, in a sense??

Would love to see a discussion on this if anyone's open to it.

Are any of my fellow adoptees doing anything special for Adoptee Remembrance Day? It's coming up on October 30th.

You can learn more about it here: https://adopteeremembranceday.com/what-is-adoptee-remembrance-day-october-30th/

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I've taken a brief pause here as I recently learned my bio mother passed away in early August. I'm processing & learning a lot more about my bio family.

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It's been an interesting several days... or couple weeks... I no longer remember when my last post on here was. Lol. I hope everyone's doing well. And if you're not, I'm rooting for you. ​

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Question for adoptees: At what point do you consider your Ancestry matches to be safe to add to your tree?

I know it really mucks things up if one adds to their tree all willy-nilly, but what info do you need to confirm that X is who Ancestry is saying they are & how do you go about proving that for yourself? Thanks in advance.

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For the longest time, I never really thought to seek out information, such as recent news coverage of fellow adoptees. Being an adoptee -- at least to me -- was so isolating; while I knew I wasn't the only one ever, it often felt that way.

So I'm wondering if y'all are aware of any news outlet sources that share adoptee stories, but read in kind of a newspaper fashion. To provide an example of what I'm talking about, if you're familiar with Nextshark, it provides news coverage regarding the Asian community. I'm wondering if any of us are aware of something similar to Nextshark, but strictly providing coverage of adoptee stories?

Bonus points if you can tell me the most recent adoptee story you've seen or heard in the news & what news source covered it.

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