About a month ago, an editor from Holt International Magazine contacted me, wondering if she could publish one of my entries from my blog.....I was overwhelmed with excitement to think that A. she was aware and reading my blog and B. wanted to publish it in their magazine.....So here it is, plus I added another article that was published a month or so ago, an interview I had with Michael Tessier, one of the directors of the summer camps!! Hope you guys enjoy it!!!
Never Too Late to Change
Why Holt Adoptee Camp is So Special….AND FUN!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
My story.....
I will never make excuses about being honest with my story, because it's mine, and mine alone. I have had front row seats to my life, and hopefully I can use what I've learned so far to help others, through their struggles and issues. Yes, we might not agree with each other, yes we might have had a different experience, but we all have the right, and sometimes the responsibility to be completely honest and raw about our journey.
I will never warp, or alter my experience to make others feel safe, or comfortable, because I've had to do that too much already in my life. There is no judgement here, no sensor, no filter. Just honesty, that's all I can hope for.
I am still on my journey and it has far from ended. I will constantly be learning, changing and understanding why I feel the way I do. It's a constant ebb and flow of how great of a week I am having to trying to get through a rough day. But I know I'm not alone in feeling this way, and that gives me some comfort. When I am having a particularly hard day, I can call up one of my adoptee friends and vent, and they can listen and help me through, and that makes all the difference in the world.
I understand how hard it can be for a non adoptee to fully understand what we are going through in our lives, and I encourage parents, siblings, friends, husbands and wives to start a conversation to allow that dialogue to begin. It comes down to love, understanding and listening, and then creating a strong support system. We might not have all the answers, and ya know what, that's o.k.....
I will never warp, or alter my experience to make others feel safe, or comfortable, because I've had to do that too much already in my life. There is no judgement here, no sensor, no filter. Just honesty, that's all I can hope for.
I am still on my journey and it has far from ended. I will constantly be learning, changing and understanding why I feel the way I do. It's a constant ebb and flow of how great of a week I am having to trying to get through a rough day. But I know I'm not alone in feeling this way, and that gives me some comfort. When I am having a particularly hard day, I can call up one of my adoptee friends and vent, and they can listen and help me through, and that makes all the difference in the world.
I understand how hard it can be for a non adoptee to fully understand what we are going through in our lives, and I encourage parents, siblings, friends, husbands and wives to start a conversation to allow that dialogue to begin. It comes down to love, understanding and listening, and then creating a strong support system. We might not have all the answers, and ya know what, that's o.k.....
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