adoption reunion

Good Adoptee in Cleveland

- Suz

I will admit up front I know zero about the Adoption Network Cleveland and their conference. A friend whom I respect shared this on her Facebook wall. I am thereby assuming they are a decent org.

Even if they aren’t (honestly), I encourage all in the area to try and see The Good Adoptee which is being performed as part of the Adoption Network Cleveland annual conference. It appears you do not need to register for full conference to see the performance. Double check that, I could be wrong.

I saw this play in NYC (and shamefully, never wrote my thoughts on it, more to come on that) and really enjoyed. I say enjoyed in the sense that I appreciated adoptee Suzanne Bachner excellent playwriting skills and her willingness to share her story. The actress who plays Suzanne is also pretty fabulous.

Trailer for The Good Adoptee below. Find info on the  Adoption Network Cleveland annual conference at their site.

Collateral Damage Conversation

- Suz 6 Comments

I have spoken to a few of you to discuss how collateral damage of adoption impacted you and your loved ones post surrender. I have not been able to get in touch with all of you. This fact is not due to lack of desire, rather lack of time. I am still interested in hearing from you. I would like to send you a short survey if you are still interested in sharing.

The survey is purely informative (meaning, not scientific, more like an interview) and your name, etc. will not be used unless you give me permission. It is inspirational and motivational for me as I continue to plan our panel discussion for American Adoption Congress.

For a number of reasons I do not want to put the link here. If you are interested, leave a comment with you email (which is not published in comments) and I will send it to you directly.

Thank you for your consideration.

I have spoken to a few of you to discuss how collateral damage of adoption impacted you and your loved ones post surrender. I have not been able to get in touch with all of you. This fact is not due to lack of desire, rather lack of time. I am still interested in hearing from you. I would like to send you a short survey if you are still interested in sharing.

The survey is purely informative (meaning, not scientific) and your name, etc. will not be used unless you give me permission. It is inspirational and motivational for me as I continue to plan our panel discussion for American Adoption Congress.

For a number of reasons I do not want to put the link here. If you are interested, leave a comment with your email (which is not published in comments) and I will send it to you directly.

Thank you for your consideration.

Coke & Adoption Reunion

- Suz 1 Comment

I once commiserated on my Instagram via a photo of a Diet Coke bottle. I had gotten the bottle at my office cafeteria and grabbed it without noticing it was one of those “Share a Coke with” bottles.  The first time I got one of these bottles it had my daughters original name on it.  It stopped me in my tracks and caused me to lose my breath. I literally said out loud to the bottle “I wish I could  share a Coke with her. Shit, I would take a glass a water.”

The second time I got a bottle like this it had her amended name on it.  I got angry and joked that I was fed up with Coke and its mean jokes.

Today, I take it back. Watch this video in its entirety. You will see an adoption reunion (in addition to a few other heart warming stories).

Can I say how pleased I am to see more and more mainstream media featuring adoption reunion?

Thank you Coco-cola.