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When is the 'Right Time' to Tell Me About My Birth Family, and Who Decides That? by TheAnonymousAdoptee
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When is the 'Right Time' to Tell M...by TheAnonymousAdoptee
To wait to tell an adoptee about their family, for fear they may not be ready, is an insult.
Just A Chinese Adoptee by Reikoramen
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Just A Chinese Adopteeby Mochi
This isn't fiction of any sort. Someday, this may be impossible, but I just have small hopes of someday finding and blood related relatives. . . . I was adopted from th...
From Your Daughter by MintMatcha-minti
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From Your Daughterby MintMatcha Long
As a Chinese-Canadian adoptee, Lillian has always wondered about her past. But how do you begin to write to the people who gave you up?
Once Rootin,' Still Tootin' by its_sino
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Once Rootin,' Still Tootin'by 🌿SINO🌿
Seventeen-year old Slobodinka Kiyruskin, or biologically Elanthra Dukakis, is a Greek high school senior adopted by conservative Russian parents who meets and develops a...
An Adoptee's Perspective by 0osomatsu
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An Adoptee's Perspectiveby Jimt
Got to thinking about how any being that was orphaned or abandoned might view any changes in what they hoped was a forever environment. Narrator (Ivey) and Chet are the...
Little Orphan | 小孤儿 by ariyalee
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Little Orphan | 小孤儿by Ariya Lee
"I had to figure out how to balance the white and metallic colors so I could blend them into a perfect shade of gold." A memoir of a Chinese adoptee growing up...
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Fraud on the Court: One Adoptee's Fight to Reclaim His Identity by jessica1gardner
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Fraud on the Court: One Adoptee's...by jessica1gardner
A memoir detailing the background of the most famous adoption reversal in American history.
Angie by quiet-tuesdays
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Angieby quiet-tuesdays
Based on the true story of how a 20 year old girl found her long lost sister. Hi ~ I'm Andi. I'm a slightly socially awkward, queer, dog loving girl. I'm that 20 year o...
Look, What is That? And Other Stories by sunlake
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Look, What is That? And Other Stor...by Darcy Ridge
"Look, What is That?" A family sees a boat floating in the night sky. Follow them in this children's tale as they all experience the same sight. This story is...
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An Adoptees Curse by CheySi11
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An Adoptees Curseby Cheyenne
This story is about the difficult life of an Adoptee, the feeling of, not being where you are supposed to be, not being home. !!!WARNING!!! The story might remind or tri...
To the Baker by kristafo
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To the Bakerby kristafo
a letter to my birth mom.
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The adoption legacy by amanasduniverse
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The adoption legacyby Amanda D
Grief, shame grief, intimacy, identity, mastery control, rejection and loss.
The Adoptee by unicorns_http
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The Adopteeby Maria Paula
Living in a family that you don't really belong in is not easy. Especially if your family isn't really your family
collection of personal family experiences by EINAINihil
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collection of personal family expe...by EINAINihil
A book that aims to collect the stories and experiences of adoptees, children of LGBT couples and children born through medically assisted procreation techniques (any te...