Welcome to Adopted Black girl:
a digital community for adopted Black girls/women to feel seen, supported and empowered. | Based in Boston.
Being direct is hard. Here’s how restoration helps.
Being direct is hard. Don’t get me wrong. It’s one of those things where you have to sit down, think about what you want to say, and then make it concise. But so many things get in the way, right? Environment, circumstance, personal attachments, loss, and more. For most people the patience and the silence…
What Kinship Adoption Taught Me About Forgiveness
As a kinship adoptee, it took me a really long time to be able to hear my family of origin—to truly understand my family tree and make peace with the reality that environment and parental choices altered so much of my early learning. The hardest part of forgiving my parents was understanding why they made…
What Does “Home” Actually Look Like When You’ve Been Chasing It Entirely Too Long?
“Home.” It’s a simple four-letter word, but for me, it has been a feeling I’ve been chasing for a really long time. Have you ever felt like home is supposed to be something you create inside yourself, but when the four walls you live in start to close in, you still can’t breathe? For as…
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