Through this blog, we have been able to meet and chat with a lot of different people from all over the world. We hear from adoptees, spouses, parents, siblings, and everyone in between. All of these various groups and people, of course, bring a lot of different ideas, but the really common thread throughout tends to… Read More Preparing for Birth Family Search
An idea that is often lost among the list of cultural differences between Korea and America is the importance of lineage. America is very individual-focused and therefore a person is often seen as distinctly separate from their bloodline, family name, family unit, etc. It is not a defining characteristic. Just because your father was a… Read More Bloodline + Family History
This time of year always reminds me of the Easter I got to spend with my little brother while he was here studying in the States. During that weekend four years ago, I did a Q+A with him about his time in the US, our family reunion, and everything in between. We’ve decided to revisit… Read More In His Own Words
One of our FAQs is “How did Whitney go about her birth family search?” We’ve recently realized that we do not have a post dedicated to this topic, so we thought it was about time to lay out the story. We should preface this by stating that Whitney’s situation was super straight forward and freakishly easy, which is… Read More Whitney’s Birth Family Search
This post is a continuation of previous blog, Between Two Worlds. Click here to read the first installment. “I think I’m going to be sick…” I was driving to my first counseling appointment and trying to pep-talk myself. An idea so foreign to me, I was trying not to hyperventilate at the thought of opening… Read More Seeking Help
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