#adoption problems

[ghost-bxrd]

was watching a documentary and it mentioned how otters instinctively adopt orphaned pups. well. you know who that is.

Brucie Wayne secretly an otter confirmed!? More on page 2!!! 🙏😩💚

[bobcatblahs]

So there is this fun thing that happens when you’re adopted and it’s called forgetting you’re fucking adopted and it happens to both me and my mom so much and it’s so funny like

Doctor: do you have family history of (x condition)

Me:oh ya- lots. Brother, two uncles, one aunt…

Doctor: *taking notes*

Me: scrap all of that

Doctor: why?

Me: because I’m not related to ANY of those people…

And my mom, all the time, to my 31 year old ass:

“I brought you into this world- I can and will take you out”

Me: “only half true fam- but go ahead and take me out, I’m ready to gooooo”

[adoptee-voice]

"I was adopted"

So I try to avoid bringing up the fact that I was adopted. If it comes up in a conversation, I don’t care that much, but I try to avoid saying that I’m an adoptee to an extent. It’s not because I’m afraid of people asking me intrusive questions, or at least I don’t think that’s why. I think it’s because I want to avoid the subject in general, because I don’t really want to think about being an adoptee and I don’t want the other person having a series of questions in their head, whether or not they will verbally say them to me. I don’t really know for certain why I do this, but I do for some reason. I also think in general it’s kinda an awkward thing to bring up in a way, I guess. Like if my friends are talking about family traits and stuff like that I just kinda sit there and listen the whole time. Does anyone else try to avoid bringing up the fact that you are an adoptee?

- Ki

[strawberry-milk-t]

It’s very strange for me to wrap my head around the fact I may have a bio sibling out there....

[a-little-lynx]

How does one find community in a culture you were removed from…?

[strawberry-milk-t]

Crazy to think someone I actually (sort of) know may face deportation. But because of a weird law...