Posts by Guest Writer
Learning How to Raise a Child of Another Race – My Journey As an Adoptive Parent
Two and a half years ago I met my son, who is black, and just having him in my life has enlightened me to so much. Since then, as an adoptive parent, I have become more and more thirsty to educate myself about race, white privilege and what it means to be in a healthy transracial family.
Read MoreLearning to Be Different – My Transracial Adoption Story
“People often ask me how old I was when I knew I was adopted, and I laugh as I spell out that it’s not really something you can hide in transracial adoption.” This adoption story by guest writer Alex Romero explores steps her parents took to support her heritage.
Read MoreRemembering My Dads As I Hold My Boys
“I’ve seen two dead bodies in my life, and they were both my father. Maybe that sounds like a riddle. Or like a story with a hole at the center. But adoption, you see, is complicated. Because for adopted people there is a hole at the center of our story.”
Read MorePuzzle Pieces: Identity and My Birth Mother Search
As adoptees try to piece together the puzzle of their identities, they begin to ask questions. Why did my birth mother give me up? Does she ever think about me? Does my birthday carry any significance to her? Our guest writer shares her international journey to answer these questions and precious moments of reunion between her adoptive family and birth family.
Read MoreAdoptive Families Need Resources Like BPAR
Our guest blogger from Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) explains why adoption-competent resources like our services at BPAR are crucial in their work with adoptive families.
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