Adoption: Our voices, our stories - Late Discovery

Two clients share their experiences of discovering they are adopted later in life and express how life changing it was to find out the truth. They share the shock of finally finding out they were adopted, and the feeling that their life had been a lie with many secrets kept from them. This video provides insight into the impact of adoption on their life, their mental health and sense of self.

[@540cubic]

"Adoption is not the fairy story it's made out to be." If only we could get people to believe this. Thank you Dianne and Greg for being our voices.

[@TwiceShyBabe]

My adopted sister use to say that our adopted parents paid everyone 'hush money' so that we would never know. How wrong they were. The truth always surfaces.

[@MelliaBoomBot]

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[@SP-jg2yc]

Hi all,
Thank you for sharing your own individual experiences. I feel like i can somewhat relate to your stories.
Im 29 now and i was adopted when i was 2. I told that i was adopted at 21. It has been such a surreal journey. At first I went through similar feelings as having the sense of no belonging. Not knowing who i am even to the point of being disgusted when looking in to the mirror. Whilst going through the shock of it all I was appreciative of my loving adoptive mother as she had given me everything and all i could ever ask for. Showed me so much love i didnt even have the need of longing for a farther. (adoptive father passed away not long after the adoption) ...
Im glad that i was told at a later stage in life as i was in a place where i could kind of handle being told being told about it all. To be honest i still am processing it now almost 9 years on. Having a mind set of believing in the universe, and all is meant to be has helped me coming to terms with it all. Ultimately accepting what has happened my life.
My biological mother was not able to look after me as she was very young and had no support from her family (as it was seen as a taboo to have a child before being married along with having a baby with a person from another religion) and as for the biological farther he wanted the pregnancy terminated... I am in the process of trying to contact my biological mother, not in the hope of pursuing a relationship with her but just for closure in this chapter of my life i guess.
I hope you all find peace within yourselves as it can be a long and difficult journey regardless of age. 🙏

[@The_Nero_Show]

I was told I was adopted when I was 20 years old but I knew all along…. Thank you for sharing your stories ❤️🙏