“Who's lying to me here? Am I being lied to now? Was I being lied to then? How do I even know this is true?”
Patricia never knew her birth parents.
And she didn’t care to: adopted by a white family in Toronto, she felt awkward and embarrassed when people perceived her as Korean.
But, in her twenties, at the insistence of family and friends, she began a journey of discovery to uncover her roots: a bumpy ride that would take her to the other side of the world, into the arms of dubious private investigators, a fistfight, and institutional corruption.
In this poignant interview with Olly, Patricia explains how her sense of identity as a trans-racial adoptee has radically shifted - and reveals why, despite so much heartbreak, she considers herself lucky…
The Adoptee Mentorship Society can be found on Instagram @adopteementorship.
Thanks to Maya Cederlund for her help producing the interview.
Partricia came to her adoptive family in a cardboard box, on the first Korean Air flight to Canada, 1989.
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Meanwhile, in the Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart ventures beyond his four walls to explore the trend for Forest School education.
What are the barriers preventing parents and schools from embracing outdoor learning? How can society address the knowledge gap around nature-based education? And how does ‘risky play’ contribute to children's mental and physical well-being?
With the help of Mann-fan Katie, Ollie has the answers!
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Elsewhere, in a classic question from the Foxhole vaults, Alix Fox considers the best way to get kinky when you live in a small community.
How can you best put together a voyeuristic MMF threesome… in the Isle Of Man?
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Finally, we’re getting ready for Summer 😎 with our record of the month, Mark Ambor’s Belong Together 👇
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