As the desert blooms, we also anticipate the blossoming of the annual Kids, Tweens and Teens Adoptee Identity Development Workshops; they’re imminent! Do you have a child, tween or teen who might benefit? Download the registration form HERE.

Do you wonder what is on the minds of adoptees? Some comments from adoptees aged 11 – 14 at our Winter 2016 Refresher Workshop:

Why do people make fun of some people who don’t look like them?
Why do people judge without asking?
I wonder if my birth parents ever feel regret?
It’s so awkward when teachers meet my parents and realize that my family is white . . . and I’m not.
I sometimes wonder what it would be like if I was never adopted.
I wonder if my birth parents feel remorse?
Why is chocolate so yummy?
I wish I knew why my birth parents gave me up
Why do people judge me for being adopted? =(
I wish I got to celebrate Chinese Holidays
People can be soooooooooooooo naive!
Why do adopted people have a lot o drama

While chocolate may not appear so germaine to our mission, it’s just as important for our kids to enjoy themselves and that comment made me giggle! The groups categories are based upon developmental age, rather than chronological age.

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