One of the books I am currently reading as part of my studies is called Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew. This book is read from the point of view of many different adoptees, usually adults and what they wished or had wanted their parents to know about varying kinds of things. This book ranges from all sorts of things, such as "Just Because I Don't Talk About My Birth Family Doesn't Mean I Don't Think About Them." and "I Want You To Take Initiative in Opening Conversations About My Birth Family." and another one that I look forward to reading later on is "Birthdays May Be Difficult for Me."
This book is very interesting, and I am enjoying reading it very much. I have already gotten so much out of this book and I am learning a great deal about myself as an adoptee. Some of the stuff I have encountered has sparked a lot of questions and emotions arising around the subject of my adoption.
I can't wait to learn more!
It never occurred to me that my birth mother might be thinking about me on my birthday, until I was an adult.
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