THIS IS THE YEAR FOR... ...Adoptees to Thrive This year marks the first full year without Roe v. Wade. The country feels different as more states outlaw abortion or pass more restrictive legislation. With this new change in the United States and this new precedent set for the world, adoptees will be more common and will subsequently be in need of more recognition. Once a child is adopted, the adoptee will have to work through issues that the average child doesn’t have. Adoptees must grapple with the fact that they have two sets of parents and four sets of families. Adoptees have questions about what could have been and about the families they didn’t grow up with. Adoptees must deal with the fact that they often don’t look or act like their parents, especially if the adoption is transracial. All adoptees have to tackle these factors, but it doesn’t mean that an adoptee can’t still have a flourishing and healthy life. In my journey as an adoptee, I had to discover that I’m not a victim. Yes, there were circumstances out of my control, like adoption itself, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t move forward in life and take responsibility for the factors that I can control. I can’t let the fact that my birth mother and I don’t get along damage my relationship with my adopted mother or other relationships. I can’t let the fact that my birth father took his life before I could meet him make me resent him or other people that could have pushed him toward his choice. WWW.PRO.LIFE | 1 (800) 858-3040 | 919 S. MAIN ST, SNOWFLAKE, AZ 85937 78
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