ADOPTION REUNION: STOMPING ON EGGSHELLS
“I feel like I’m walking on eggshells all the time” is the most common complaint I’ve heard over the years after an adoption reunion. Everything feels tenuous, and we are afraid of being real with each other for fear of losing the other again. As long as the relationship is going well, we are happy. Naturally, we want to be happy – but then we may find ourselves doing whatever it takes to keep the happiness going and not lose the relationship, the thought of which can be terr
