I was very happy with my family in Sweden, but deep down inside, I have always wanted to connect more with my roots

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This experience has completely changed my life and the person I am today. I’m forever grateful to all of the people who helped me during this amazing journey.

https://intercountryadopteevoices.com/2021/01/01/reflective-memories-finding-my-vietnamese-mother

Can we just decide to step outside of our comfort zones, together?

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When I got married I subscribed, unknowingly, to choosing to take a back seat. Nobody forced it on me, I did it to myself. I somehow became a different person to the personality I had been known for. And no, not because of husband. Maybe because of society, and the image they force on you to be “as a wife”.

https://mamaziya.home.blog/2020/10/27/mamaziyas-take-38