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Your Opinion Counts - More Ideas
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When your parents don’t have a clue
about how it feels to be adopted, your feelings are still important.
Here are some ideas to try:
- Talk to your sister, brother,
or friend. Even if they can’t answer your questions,
you’ll feel better when someone knows what’s on your
mind. Then both of you could try talking to your parents. Sometimes
that’s easier when another kid is part of the conversation.
- Write about your feelings.
You could write a letter to your parents or just make a list of
all your questions. Some kids like to write a letter to their
birth parents, even if they can’t send it to them. One place
that you can send what you write is Adoption Clubhouse. Find
out how.
- Read a book from the
Clubhouse Library about someone else who was adopted. You might
discover that the main character has feelings like yours. Sometimes
it’s easier to start a conversation talking about a
book than about your own feelings.
- Try making art to express
your feelings, if reading and writing aren’t your favorite
activities. Send a drawing, painting, or photo that you made to
Adoption Clubhouse. It might be easier to talk about your artwork
when your parents see
it on the web site.
- Talk to your parents.
Try telling them one thing you think about that you want them
to know. Sometimes parents are good listeners. Yours may surprise
you.
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| In our recent Adoption
Clubhouse survey, 86% of kids said their parents know how they
feel or at least understand them a little. |
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