Adoptees: We Are Not Who They Think We Are

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Did you know that a good amount of adopted people were told they were orphaned as children and therefore processed for intercountry adoption as "orphans," but truthfully came from destitute families? As a consequence, the labels of orphan and then "adoptee" sabotages adult individuals from obtaining the information necessary to find back their families if they so wish. Devastatingly, some of these families returned to the child-care centers to retrieve back their children, but have been turned away because of the label "birthparents."

Those who profit from adoption the most have created a lucrative demand that has yet to be questioned due to the love affair with the word "adoption." Thus far, only a few informed individuals have the audacity to request for data that should be available to the individuals in the first place.

This is the reason for the title, "Adoptees": We Are Not Who They Think We Are. Some adopted individuals were routinely labeled and as a consequence go on to live permanently deprived of original birth certificates, complete adoption documents, or even citizenship. Moreover, on the other side of the world, parents of adoption-loss have been waiting for their children's return for decades now.

The problem with this system is that, "once an adoptee, always an adoptee." Many seniors and even elders are treated as perpetuated children by facilitators and authorities in the field. Adoptees: We Are Not Who They Say We Are points out the losses for all involved.