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I know my name is Lauren. I know I am an Asian Ame

I know my name is Lauren. I know I am an Asian American, Korean American if you want to get specific. I know I am adopted. I know I was raised with Irish traditions. I know I am not Irish. I know I am not Korean. ⁣
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#listentoadoptees #adopteevoicesmatter #adoption #adoptionjourney #adoptioneducation #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteestories #adopteemovement #adopteesconnect #adopteesspeak #kad #koreanadoptee #koreanamericanadoptee #tra #transracialadoptee ⁣#irishsodabread

It was a weird thing - one day I woke up, and I su

It was a weird thing - one day I woke up, and I suddenly didn't want to fight anymore. I didn't want to argue with people, I didn't want to prove my pain was greater than anyone else's...I wanted to listen, I wanted to learn, and I wanted to make a difference.⁣
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Being an adoptee is a lifelong journey. We are constantly evolving as we learn more about ourselves. I am not the same adoptee I was last year, last month, five minutes ago. And as I change, I find my path changes as well. ⁣
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The adoption-Instagram space often changes as well. It's sort of like school when a new class of adoptees enters the space. But, for some, the adoption space can feel like it never changes, the adoptees never change, and that change isn't possible. But nothing could be further from the truth.⁣
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#listentoadoptees #adopteevoicesmatter #adoption #adoptionjourney #adoptioneducation #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteestories #adopteemovement #adopteesconnect #adopteesspeak #kad #koreanadoptee #koreanamericanadoptee #tra #transracialadoptee ⁣

Starting the day off with some crusty, cinnamony b

Starting the day off with some crusty, cinnamony bread fresh from the oven 😄.

I definitely burned the midnight oil and burned my

I definitely burned the midnight oil and burned myself out trying to hit my deadline. Even though deadlines make great motivators, I know I have to be better about making time for my writing.⁣
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I hope you enjoy this excerpt from my work in progress, which I am hoping to turn into an editable draft!⁣
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#amwriting #laurenjsharkey #listentoadoptees #adopteevoicesmatter #adoption #adoptionjourney #adoptioneducation #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteestories #adopteemovement #adopteesconnect #adopteesspeak #kad #koreanadoptee #koreanamericanadoptee #tra #transracialadoptee #adopteeauthor

Back in the day, whenever someone would ask me wha

Back in the day, whenever someone would ask me what I did, I would always tell them what my current job was - barista, bookseller...bartender. I never said writer because I never felt like a writer. In fact, I still don't.⁣
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I felt like I was somehow being fraudulent - I hadn't published anything, hadn't finished anything, hadn't gone to school for writing (at that point). Who was I to call myself a writer?⁣
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When I finally went to grad school, a professor of mine said she had gone through the same thing until it came time to renew her passport. She told me it was the first time she'd put "writer" in the occupation box. She didn't feel like one, but she knew it's what she wanted to do.⁣
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I renewed my passport the same year and wrote "writer" in the occupation box. Not becauseI felt like one, but because that's who I was. I am someone who writes.⁣

In case ANYONE is wondering the answer is yes, I d

In case ANYONE is wondering the answer is yes, I did ask my editor for an extension two hours and fifteen minutes before the deadline for the original extension... #amnotwriting #procrastinationnation

You all know my default, "I don't know who needs t

You all know my default, "I don't know who needs to read this today, but I had to write this today."⁣
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As the sun sets on the weekend and we head into a new week, I took some time to meditate on what it means to engage in the online adoption space, and to remind myself of a few things.⁣
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So, I don't know if you need to read this today, but I had to write it.⁣
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#listentoadoptees #adopteevoicesmatter #adoption #adoptionjourney #adoptioneducation #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteestories #adopteemovement #adopteesconnect #adopteesspeak #kad #koreanadoptee #koreanamericanadoptee #tra #transracialadoptee ⁣

Sundays are for 🥓🧀 biscuits.

Sundays are for 🥓🧀 biscuits.

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