Hello to my new friends!
My name is Aerial and I am an adoptee. I was placed in foster care at four months old with my twin brother and one older sister. My sister was adopted two hours away and me and my twin brother were fostered until we were legally adopted at age seven. My mom and dad, who adopted us, was able to have two children naturally after us.
I have two younger siblings. One sister and brother. I have a twin brother , three older sisters: two half sisters, one whole sister and one older half brother. All of my siblings are amazing and friendly.
I met my birth mother in a psychiatric hospital in 2012 after being in contact secretively...only by phone for two years prior. Affectionately called P, she is a sweet lady who just happens to be dealing with bipolar disorder.
I met my birth father in 2015 only because I was angry that he approached my twin brother at his job and said “ You know I am you real father” or something like that. I wanted to meet him to tell him not to do that, because my twin brother , at the time, wanted nothing to do with this. However when I met him the first thing he said was “ You look just like your mother.” He was crying and overwhelmed and I didn't have the heart to be mad at him.
I have been in post reunion for the past seven years and it have been an emotional journey and it still is. I have not spoke to my birthmother since February. It is not emotionally safe for me right now. I have been in therapy for the past year and It has help me tremendously. This therapy is not specific to adoption but it is specific to trauma which adoption is trauma.
I been writing my blog since 2013 and have high hopes of turning it into a memoir of some sorts.
I am a firm advocate for adoptees and the adoption triad.
I would love to get to know and chat with you all!
Thanks for the support and love! <3
~A
