Adoptees should feel that it is okay to feel happy and hurt, thankful and angry, loved and lonely simultaneously. No one should be forced to pick a side. Adoptees can feel one or the other, both, or fluctuating between emotions depending on the season of their life. Adoptees emotions need to be validated the very moment they choose to speak and share. It takes heart and courage to dissect two extreme emotions with one emotion potentially hurting someone deeply.
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