What r/Adoption is talking about this week

The child my sister put up for adoption (20M) has reached out to me several times, both individually and now through my (estranged) parents who I believe he found through social media. In the...

I was adopted sense birth, my adopted parents did everything right by me. My adopted father just had a heart attack and I am so scared. He’s my daddy and I love him. I don’t do well with loss. I...

I’m 21F, and I’ve recently started communicating with my biological father again. He reached out to contact me. I haven’t seen him since I was a little girl. I was adopted by my stepfather, and...

I gave up a baby many years ago. I am now searching for the baby. The person (hired) who is helping me asked that I write a letter to the baby (now an adult) so she could potentially give it to...

To those adopted as an infant, how did you feel about your family as you got older/became an adult? Is it just me that has a disconnect or is upset/frustrated by the life they were given even tho...

I'm having a rough morning. Missing my son. Sometimes I imagine what's his favorite thing right now? What kind of music does he like. Especially if he thinks about me. I pray his heart is full...

Tomorrow is world adoption day. What the one thing youd want to share with this community? ☺️

I'm just so glad this platform exists. I'm 57yo and I'm really messed up right now. I'm not ready to share but I have severe PTSD on top of my adoptee issues. Feeling lost and disconnected and...

I don’t know how to explain this, it’s a really weird situation. I’m in my 30s and reconnected at 17 and I often straight up loathe my birth mom. Not for giving me up because I would never want to...

I found out I was adopted at 40. Six days later, I have a little sister, three nephews, and a completely different understanding of my life. I'm 40 years old, and less than a week ago, I...