Tag: 20things

  • Call Me An Adoptee Druggie, But I’m Not

    Call Me An Adoptee Druggie, But I’m Not

    You can call me a druggie, but I’m not. I’m just dealing with the specifics of trauma which I was dealt. In this post I’m going to be very transparent and trust you not to judge. Why couldn’t I just go to sleep? That has been my life’s mantra. As a kid, I lay in…

  • Why Do Adoptees Overextend Themselves?

    Why Do Adoptees Overextend Themselves?

    I could just hear Bob saying, “You didn’t have to do that, Sherrie.” Such a familiar phrase. He said it when: I accompanied a fellow adoptee up the steps of the Indiana Capitol building when I was just 10 days out of knee replacement surgery. I invited neighbors in for wine and cheese on the…