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Adoptee voices

We believe it’s vital to centre adoptee voices and perspectives. Inspired by the #FlipTheScript campaign founded by adopted people, this toolkit gathers some of our best resources by and for adoptees.

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A young woman with long blonde hair walks into an autumn woods, wearing a jacket.
Story

10 lessons being adopted taught me

In this article, originally shared on the Lost Daughters website, Lynn Grubb...
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Story

My search story

This is an article about the challenges and complexities of...
Little girl and woman at the beach
Story

How adoptees celebrate Mother’s Day

Mother’s and Father’s Day can be difficult celebrations for adoptive...
A child handing a yellow flower to his parent.
Story

Adopted voice: If they could turn back time…

What adoptees want parents to know If we could go...
Publication

Trauma-informed parenting: A guide for families 

Download this free digital guide that covers important topics like the different ways kids might respond to trauma, how to adopt a trauma-informed parenting approach, and the impact on parents...
A mother hugging a girl who looks upset, offering support.
Story

How adoptees celebrate Mother’s Day

Mother’s and Father’s Day can be difficult celebrations for adoptive families to navigate. In this article Kira, a 21-year-old who was born in China and adopted by a Canadian family,...
Little girl and woman at the beach
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Regional resource guide: Connecting you to your community

Welcome to our updated Regional resource guide! We’ve gone through and updated the guide with new additions (look for the *new* marker), and corrections. This guide is split into five sections: provincial,...
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Adoption & permanency 101

This free digital guide explains adopting through the Adopt BC Kids program, intercountry adoption, local infant adoption, and other forms of permanency, including guardianship, custom adoption, and relative adoption. You’re...
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Story

Discovering my heritage

When I was a baby, strangers assumed that my mother was my nanny or babysitter. When walking down the street, there was a high chance that people passing by would assume...
Discovering my heritage
Story

Finding (some of) my roots

Another adult adoptee shares here story of searching for her birth family, and finding roots that, while limited, help ground her.  I was born in December 1953, when my birth...
Roots of a big tree.
Article

We Are Adopted: A community for adoptees

We Are Adopted is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving and promoting the interests of adopted people of all ages. They support the exploration of personal and shared experiences for...
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Story

My search story

This is an article about the challenges and complexities of searching and reconnecting with a birth parent, and learning to cope when things don’t work out the way you’d hoped...
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Story

My life with FASD

People with FASD struggle with lifelong behaviour and learning problems. In this article, one young adoptee shares her story of life with FASD. All names have been changed. What assumptions...
A little blonde girl covering half of her face with a maple leaf.
Story

10 lessons being adopted taught me

In this article, originally shared on the Lost Daughters website, Lynn Grubb shares some of the key lessons and outlooks on life she discovered as an adopted person. 1. I learned about...
A young woman with long blonde hair walks into an autumn woods, wearing a jacket.
Story

Reflections on adoption

Being adopted isn’t easy. It can be a very scary process. That is normal for most people. I was very scared going through the whole process of adoption. It’s okay...
A teenage girl hugging her mother and both are smiling.
Story

Adopted voice: If they could turn back time…

What adoptees want parents to know If we could go back in time and, with the wisdom of hindsight, ask our parents to do things differently, what would adopted people...
A child handing a yellow flower to his parent.
Story

My transition from foster care into an adoptive home

Transitioning can be different for every person. For my brother and I it was a different experience for the both of us… I was not completely ready for the transition...
My transition from foster care into an adoptive home
Story

Adopted voice: Whose son, whose daughter

The question of a lifetime The complexity of my adoption story makes it a challenge to tell, but telling it is, I think, essential. It’s a way to preserve memories...
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Story

Adopted voice: Looking homeward

I remember the noise the most. Car engines idled noxious gasses into the air; heavy footsteps snapped across well-worn concrete. The delicious yet unfamiliar smells of Asian street food filled...
The back of a young woman with brown hair looking at the horizon.
Article

Adopted voice: Six ways to support your adopted child

“Adopted Voice” is our response to the #FlipTheScript campaign, which promotes the importance of making space for and listening to the voices of adopted people. If you’re an adoptee of...
Story

Adopted voice: Finding silver linings

Sticks and stones Remember that rhyme you learned as a child? “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Obviously words can’t cause physical harm,...
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Story

Adopted Voice: It’s not about gratitude

My adoption story Prior to my adoption, I lived in Tennessee with my birth mother (in utero) and then spent one year in foster care. Doctors’ assessments of my potential...
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Adult adoption: My journey

A story of two unconventional adoptions This is the story of an adoption that seemed like it would never happen, but that worked out almost miraculously in the end. I...
Bianca Bujan and his adoptive parent
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