Posts Tagged ‘communication’
Names, Mispronunciations, and the Burden of Other People’s Discomfort: The Difference Between Asking and Making It Awkward
“I am going to butcher your name.” “I’m not even going to attempt that.” “I knew I was going to get it wrong!” “I had no idea how to pronounce…
Read MoreA Letter to My Adopted Child’s Teacher
The beginning of the school year is here! How will you help your child’s teacher understand the best ways to be sensitive to the needs of your adoptive child? Consider…
Read MoreFrom Slogans to Substance: More Honest Adoption Conversations
In adoption spaces, certain phrases surface again and again. They’re shared in posts, repeated in trainings, and passed along as if they capture something essential and definitive. Adoption is love.…
Read MoreNice Doesn’t Always Mean Safe: Why Adoptees Need More Than Kindness to Thrive
Are you surrounding yourself with people who are nice—or people who are safe? It’s a question that often stops people in their tracks. For adoptees, especially those in transracial families,…
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