... There can be a sense of separate experiences amongst the Triad so much that it seems like everyone is journeying alone. One is on an island of interior selfness—closed off from sharing. But, I do not think that this should continue to be so in the adoption community. I believe this is actually damaging our ability to talk about something like this that is primal and innate: children and family. How can we continue to remain silent? ...
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It has been almost a year since Adoption Network Cleveland came into my life like an answered prayer. My journey began because my counselor did not understand the adoption connections in my life. I don’t know if I even realized the significance of those first burning feelings inside. Since coming to the Network, I’ve been digging into these issues with other adoptees. Their stories along with the stories of other Triad members have fed my soul over the past 11 months.
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Twenty year old, Roxanna, an adoptee wrote this essay as a follow up to her "Reflections in the Mirror" story that was published in our May-June 2012 Guidance Newsletter.
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