Our adoption journey thus far has been anything but a leisurely ride. So, we searched for a sense of belonging and sought to build connections with people who understand. Understand the wait, the setbacks, the sense of intrusion into our lives, the moments of self-doubt, the nervousness in the days leading up to panel and the periods of absolute excitement!
Miranda and Marie-Louise were colleagues but it was only days before Miranda left to go on adoption leave that they found out that they were both adopting. “It’s that kind of process that you don’t massively talk about because you never know when it’s going to happen, or how, and so you keep it to yourself. It’s not like when you have your birth child and everyone can see you getting bigger and bigger. I remember telling my colleagues two weeks before I left”.
If you are not an adopter you cannot fully understand what the adoption journey is like. As with most things in life, you need to go through it, to really get it. There are so many assumptions about adoption that are at best, misplaced, and at worst, harmful.
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Join our team – We Are Family are recruiting for two exciting paid positions within our adopter peer support community
One adoptive parent shares the complexities of integrating with non-adopters and the importance of finding allies
Join our team – We Are Family are recruiting for two exciting paid positions within our adopter peer support community
We Are Family’s Response to the Children’s Social Care Implementation Strategy Consultation
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Exciting updates for families within Bexley, Kent and Medway…
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