211 best r/adoption images on Pholder | My adoption tattoo. “Family’s not about who you share your DNA with, it’s about who you share your heart with”

My adoption tattoo. “Family’s not about who you share your DNA with, it’s about who you share your heart with”

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A public service announcement

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We adopted our son at 11, he’s 14 now. It’s been a lot of work, but found this and feel blessed. Number 9!

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Celebrating! 33 years ago they met me. Now Moms putting on my veil.

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After 27 years worth of sticking out in every family photo, I cherish this picture of my Korean family and me

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[Image] Wisdom from a Goose

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My biological mother passed away last week. This is the email I sent her six years ago before we reconnected. It was the best decision I’ve ever made.

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Finally met my birth father

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I got adopted as an adult today!

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Our son Owen was born March 2nd today we brought him home

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Some lighthearted content

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At the age of 48, a woman took six boys out of the foster care system and gave them a 2nd life. She passed away a year ago and not a day goes by that I don’t thank her for saving us. There is hope.

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I love saying shit like this and watching people get flustered and start apologising profusely

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I just found this pic of the orphanage I came from and it’s quote is really touching to me

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Just found this subreddit and figured I would share my adoption tattoo :)

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Me trying to figure out more about my ethnic background and more about my birthplace I’m adopted from

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Well I'm 33 and know nothing so here goes norhing. Hoping this might shed some light as to my background and where my parents come from. Who knows, maybe I'll even get enough info to find someone.

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I found the first picture of me with my parents at Ohare Intl Airport, while I was organizing our bookshelf.

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I was adopted from China and recently found a note from my birth parents given to the orphanage along with me. Google translate is inconsistent. Can anyone translate??

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Mental health and adoption

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I’m a birth-mom & it’s been a decade

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I placed my son for adoption at the age of 15 after I was sexually assaulted. Entitled “Where You Belong” I wrote this to be given to my son by his adoptive parents to tell him I will always love him, and his life matters.❤️

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Be careful who you share your child's adoption story with.

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Met my biological sister today! (Made possible by a DNA test)

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My first ever meeting with my birth father and 90 yr old Grandmother, who, the moment she laid eyes on me said, Baby Jane?! Pulled the heart strings right out!

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Just had someone lecture me about why my biological dad would have loved me more, because that's just the way genetics works. WHY ARE PEOPLE LIKE THIS?

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After 49 years of being an only child, I found my half-sister through ancestry.com! This is Us meeting for the first time in Santa Fe.

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As a transracial adoptee, this is so triggering. Like we owe our parents anything? esp after being abandoned

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I (31 F)/ (foster care from age 2-8, then adopted at 8) can’t recommend this book enough for foster parents, adopted parents, and adoptees

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Zerena Taylor, Adoptee Speaks Up On Adoption Reunion

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It was interesting looking through the community. People have their opinions but I was definitely surprised seeing how people felt about adoption.

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Happy 24th Gotcha Day to me and my lovely family! (📸: May ‘97)

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Can't believe she is ours. ☺

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It's about animals, but it might fit here with us too.

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A unique challenge Adoptees face, ESPECIALLY transracial adoptees

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Adopted at 2 months old by this gorgeous couple. Still don't know who my bio parents are. If I am recognised anywhere please share and help me find my bio family. I am getting married in 8 days.

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Heaven -> Nicole -> Nikki

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Heads up from an adoptive/foster family with emotional needs.

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I'm sure other Russian Adoptees share this sentiment

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Photographer Ian Beesley's photo of Dolly, who was incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital for having had an illegitimate child.

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parents get money for adopting?

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difficult.adoptee on tik tok live making arguments against adoption. I’m just curious what people think about this

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In case there was any question that adoption agencies view children as commodities to be sold

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A screenshot from the adoption survey that was recently posted on this sub that illustrates why some of us have significant concerns about how adoption is viewed. Those of us who adopt need to understand the experience of adoptees.

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This was funnier in my head

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My daughter reminded me today that all this work isn't for nothing! She's grown so much since we've met :')

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After 137 days in the NICU, my little guy finally got to come home.

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This says everything about the resources available for my demographic

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Just wanted to say THANK YOU to the entire Reddit Adoption Community for your support, advice, compassion & honesty through my personal process of reaching out to my biological mother. When I found her, my world shattered. Instead of internalizing, I came to this forum. Thanks to YOU, this is US :)

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1 Year Anniversary of our finalization! Today is a reminder to me of the relief I felt on that day. It was such a stressful process for us & we were so glad we could start to really enjoy life with our new son. He's been amazing.

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A 1960's Canadian newspaper advertising the sales of Indigenous children who were taken from their families and sold for adoption to white Canadian citizens under the AIM (Adopt Indian Metis) program.

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When you’re sharing a negative outcome on adoption

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Adoption tattoo

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From a book written by a Korean adoptee; passages like this make me catch my breath because I’ve never read fiction I relate so obviously to. Thought I’d share it with my fellow adoptees here, because I know fiction reflecting our experiences is difficult to find. (Alice Stephens is the author)

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Adoption from foster care takes so long. But enjoying the moments along the way- like seeing our son bond with his new dad- makes it so much easier.

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This is my 9 month old daughter vs a picture of myself at 9 months. As an adopted child, I never got to be around people who look like me, so this makes me very happy!

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After years of infertility, today we adopted!

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I met my biological family in Russia after 21 years!

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He's finally our son! #ClarksJourney after 6 foster homes, is finally home! We love you, our son forever....Love you Dadda!

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Pow wow for Native American adoptees and foster children who were not able to be raised in their culture.

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When your Amom messages you after you went no contact 3 years ago

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I’ve mentioned getting harassing messages from people on this subreddit in response to defending myself as a birthmother. Today’s message is the most appalling. This commenter is following and harassing my daughter as well. I felt it important to illustrate. I’ve reported it.

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does anyone else who recently met their biological family text them all the time with either questions random updates or other dumb stuff because your obsessed with talking to them? i just met 3 of my biological sisters on Thursday and i feel like i might be over bearing lol

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Did I just out my Birth Father on 23 and me?Should I feel bad if I did?

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Brb sobbing with happiness, it took 25 yrs to find my bio parents names

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I (middle) met two of my biological half siblings (same dad different moms) about a year and a half ago. It was crazy to see how similar we looked and the manurisms we share.

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A Thought on BraveLove from The Bumbling Adoptee

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We had our first-ever kids birthday party for our foster-to-adopt daughter. Our pup is sufficiently pooped.

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We picked up a beautiful baby boy at the hospital 18 months ago. Today he became part of our family forever!

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x-posted from r/astros...a happy adoption gif: Father receives a gift from his adopted daughter for his birthday, when she surprises him by changing her last name to his.

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What do I do? Please help anyone that’s been through this.

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La question for adoptees. How would you respond to something like this?

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So upsetting that this was even posted. Luckily, 99% of the comments are in support of the child, not the parent.

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Met my first blood relative today. Also a testicular cancer survivor. My little miracle!

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In case I ever had any doubts, here is the new grad hugging his mom. They did well.

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My adopted daughter Olive!!

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UPDATE on meeting my grandma!: it went SO SO WELL! Af534 15 years I finally saw a baby picture of me, and photos of me under 5 years old!

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Fitting in VS Belonging

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Looking for my birth parents

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South Korea Post-Adoptee

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We struggled with our infertility for nearly 5 years. The moment that we met our daughter was indescribable.

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After 2 years of court, my new sons adoption is complete! Couldn't be happier.

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I’ve just found another generation of my biological family in Russia. My birth mother was in an orphanage and never knew her parents. I have now traced her family 5 years later after finding her. I was adopted in 1994 to New Zealand.

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One year ago today we got to adopt this handsome dude!

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Foreign children adoption rates in the US

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My Baby Girl and Daddy. We signed the papers and a beautiful happy, caring family has thier chance to have a Baby Girl and our Baby will have The best chances in life...💋💞💘💔👨‍👩‍👦💗💖😇 Happy and sad

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Saw Instant Family today (it was high and tight) with my parents. When we got home my mother showed me this old picture of my brother on the day he was adopted.

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I am proud to have been adopted and would like to wish everyone a Happy Mothers day, adopted and biological!

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This is the only pic I have of my brother (smaller pic is me) who’s birth name was Kyle. Probably been changed. I’ve never met him. I was adopted by my grandparents but the legal system swooped him up before they could stop them... I just wanna know if he’s ok...

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Meeting my 7 year old son. My husband is convinced I cloned him.

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Investigating this

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In response to the question; “...but didn’t you go to court where they made absolute certain it’s what you want and no one coerced you?”

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My good friend on FB made this post about me. Im so happy dna testing technology exists like GedMatch otherwise i would have never known about the Brahmin or Kashmiri castes in India

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Adopting tattoos (birth mothers) I'm wanting to finally get this tattoo of the adoption symbol it will be my first tattoo but I feel as if I couldnt get any other tattoo as the first I have a open adoption with my daughter and love her adoptive parents so this is perfect what's you adoption tattoo?♡

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Daughter born on the 29th. Adopted to two proud fathers, whom I found via Facebook when I was 3 months pregnant (went through a non-profit adoption agency). I am so lucky to get to stay in her life... I can see her weekly and never thought the adoption process would work out so well.

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This Is Another Example...

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How I Met My mother

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Adoption Surveys just closed a poll asking adoptive parents the following: Do you believe the son/daughter you adopted suffered trauma due to separation from their Natural/Birth Family? I would love to hear the thoughts of current Adoptive Parents on our sub.

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