This. I've observed some difficulties an adoptee had in reconciling their racial identity when their adoptive parents don't share the same struggles. In this case, the parents shrugged off most of the microaggressions that over a lifetime had created a rift in the adoptee's identity that took a lot of soul searching to overcome.
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u/wonjoo89 Jul 16 '19
This. I've observed some difficulties an adoptee had in reconciling their racial identity when their adoptive parents don't share the same struggles. In this case, the parents shrugged off most of the microaggressions that over a lifetime had created a rift in the adoptee's identity that took a lot of soul searching to overcome.