For the past few days I’ve been posting updates as our family begins an extended stay in Asia (to visit family). We’re currently navigating an eight-day quarantine. Being in this spot is a culmination of months of intense research, planning, and complex variables (mostly) working out [e.g., our son had RSV so we had to reschedule our flights out a week later].
Someone sent me a message asking, “Are you in China to adopt? I think I’m confused by the hashtags.”
The question came just days after I submitted the manuscript for a book I’m writing aimed at exploring the adoptee journey; mine and ours (if you’re an adoptee reading this).
Given there were already many adoptee-related topics on my mind still – from researching and writing about them so intensely for the past six months – the question brought up several layers for me (ps nothing against the person who asked the question!!).
I wrote these reflections as part of my monthly newsletter (click here to subscribe), here’s the reflection/discussion guide for y’all to consider we continue the dialogue on adoption and mental health.
Thanks again for taking time to be here with me, see you soon!
-Cam
Cam Lee Small, MS, LPCC 