Many adoptive families find that telling their adoption story is a powerful way to build community support, connect with potential birth families and raise funds for their adoption. However, it’s important to be thoughtful and intentional when deciding how to share your family’s adoption story so that it is respectful of your child’s birth parents.
Creating an adoption story can be as simple as writing down your family’s adoption journey or more involved like a book. Regardless, it’s important that your adoption story is written with your adopted child in mind. It’s also a good idea to have a friend or family member who is a writer review your story for clarity and wording before posting it online.
In the case of open adoption, it’s important to avoid venting frustrations with your birth parents through your story. Even if your feelings are legitimate, sharing them with third parties could negatively impact your adoption relationship in the future. If you don’t agree with a decision your birth parents make or you are upset they aren’t responding to emails or calls, try to address the issue directly instead of complaining about it in your adoption story.
Rather than focusing on your family’s struggles with infertility, it’s helpful to focus on the dream you had for your life and how you were able to fulfill it through adoption. This draws people in and helps them understand why you are choosing adoption as your path to parenthood.
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