Adoptees On is a Podcast Hosted by Haley Radke. |
1. I learned about being a minority.
Although my skin color is that of the dominant race, I learned early in life that I was part of a minority group. I was told I was adopted at a young age, so as I grew up, I noticed that the overwhelming majority of people I knew were living in biological families. In the 70’s, you mainly learned about other families by spending time with them, reading about them, or seeing them on T.V. My first realization about the differences was when I saw a neighbor breast-feeding her baby. I think I went into shock because that was not something ever seen or talked about before in my home.