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Adoption From Both Sides: A Conversation With My Adoptive Mom (Love, identity, and the lifelong impact of adoption) adoptee experience adoption emotional journey family dynamics love and acceptance mother-daughter relationship open communication resilience understanding adoption Jan 22, 2026
The Grief Beneath the Gratitude (Why Grief Is Not the Same as Loss) adoptee experience adoption disenfranchised grief emotional processing grief grief recovery healing personal stories societal impact unresolved grief Dec 11, 2025

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