Ever since 1995, November had been Adoption Awareness Month. But two years ago, adoptees began reclaiming the month as a way to demarginalize our voices and to raise awareness. So, we celebrate ADOPTEE AWARENESS MONTH as way to reshape the narrative. I mean, adoption was supposed to be about us, right?

So, for Adoption Awareness Month, I’m sharing the latest piece I published about interacting with my birth father and his family. I was hella triggered, and the best way I knew to deal with it was to write it out.

Please read Letter From the Outside Daughter. I’ve turned off comments here, so you can share what you’d like on the Adoption Knowledge Affiliates site.