Adoption Isn’t Gratitude — It’s Loss | Letting Go Without Disappearing
Автор: Extra Credit with Marilyn
Загружено: 2026-01-09
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Adoption is often framed as gratitude.
But for many adoptees, what looks like loyalty is survival — and what gets labeled as ingratitude is grief that was never given space.
This episode explores the quiet cost of holding on, and why letting go does not mean disappearing.
And then the quiet realization hit.
For adoptees, holding on is rarely about love. It’s about survival.
Distance doesn’t feel neutral. It feels like erasure.
So we adapt. We minimize. We stay longer than we should.
Not because it works — but because leaving feels worse.
This episode is about naming that pattern.
Not blame.
Not villains.
Not dramatic exits.
Just the moment when survival stops being necessary — and letting go becomes honest instead of terrifying.
If you’re adopted, this episode is for you.
If you’re not adopted but you know what it’s like to feel unplaced, unseen, or left behind, it’s for you too.
This is not advice.
It’s permission.
To stop surviving something that no longer deserves that level of sacrifice.
To let go without disappearing.
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If this resonates, I’d like to hear how this shows up for you.
You don’t need a polished story. Just the truth.
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