Tag Archives: adoptee identity

Adoption in media vs. reality

Posted on December 25, 2013 by parkjaesun

Apparently it seems like it really helps if you’re a famous actress or just a well known person seen a lot on TV or in the media (not avarge Joe that is) Now it seems Friends actress Jennifer Aniston might … Continue reading →

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내가 누구를 어디로

Posted on December 20, 2013 by parkjaesun

내가 누구를 어디로 . vem är jag , vem vill jag vara egentligen ? who am I really … ? sure I claim to be Korean, but I know I’m not really Korean. Well, I am 100 % Korean by … Continue reading →

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Lost

Posted on December 5, 2013 by parkjaesun

I feel lost yet again, I stumble in dark… when I look in the mirror the reflection that I used to know and recognize are no longer there. Sometimes I can hear myself speak, but my own voice doesn’t feel … Continue reading →

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Does reunion change things

Posted on November 30, 2013 by parkjaesun

Does reunion nullify or cancel out the years spent with your adoptive family a.k.a forever family..? Sadly it does seem to be that way, when I talk about my Swedish family most people refer to them as my step family … Continue reading →

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Love is

Posted on November 17, 2013 by parkjaesun

I know that mum and dad got my back yet my heart yearns to her my omma’s voice, to glance at appa one last time. To hug my unnis and to laugh with namdongsaeng. I’m very proud of my brother … Continue reading →

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Returning Deja Vu

Posted on October 20, 2013 by parkjaesun

I need to make concious decision once and for all – should I try to settle down where I am or start to prepare and plan to move abroad… ? I know everyones’ lives are hard one way or another … Continue reading →

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Sides of me I still need to perfect

Posted on October 17, 2013 by parkjaesun

I’m rather rancorious to say the least. I’d rather not have quite time I can’t be in large crowds. I can’t preplan and prefers to live in the moment. I’m very stubborn and somewhat of a perfectionist that easily gets … Continue reading →

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Things to be grateful for

Posted on October 17, 2013 by parkjaesun

I am grateful that I am alive, I am grateful that I was born. I am grateful that I was born as a woman. I am grateful for my life , my family and friends. I am grateful for my … Continue reading →

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PTSD adoption style

Posted on September 18, 2013 by parkjaesun

“Adoption Loss is the only trauma in the world where the victims are expected by the whole of society to be grateful” – The Reverend Keith C. Griffith, MBE. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental condition. You can … Continue reading →

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I used to be

Posted on September 9, 2013 by parkjaesun

a secret unwanted child ungrateful angry at the world rebel naive shy scared unable to say no mysterious and difficult hard to get to know in doubt of what I want confussed ♥쟈금은 안녕♥

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