A Safe Haven or a Hidden Hell? Exposing Abuse in Adoptive Families
There's a heartbreaking truth that adoptees like myself face when they try to expose abuse within their adoptive families.
Disclaimer:
This article contains discussions of abuse, trauma, and other sensitive topics that may be disturbing or triggering to some readers. Reader discretion is advised, especially for those who have experienced similar situations. Please take care of yourself and seek support if needed.
For many, adoption is viewed as a beautiful way to provide a child with love and stability. It's painted as a solution, a happy ending to the despair and trauma of separation from our birth mothers and abandonment. But for adoptees like myself, the story isn't always so simple.
Beneath the facade, there's a darker, more sinister reality that society often refuses to acknowledge—a reality where countless adoptees are placed in homes not of safety but of extreme danger. These are homes where children, already carrying the grief of separation from their birth families, are forced to endure abuse, trauma, and neglect that goes unnoticed, hidden beneath the guise of "forever families."
This is my story, but it's also the story of so many others who have been silenced and made to feel as if their pain is an inconvenience.