“As a Korean, when meeting a Korean adoptee, I feel a negative charge. It feels like rubbing the wrong parts of two batteries together, a painful repelling that is supposed to be an attraction. Korean adoptees have told me time and time again that they feel abandoned and neglected. But what they do not know is that Koreans also feel a longing for them - the longing for the lost child, the lost sibling, like when people look at the Taegeuk and see the dividing line and ignore the fact that a circle binds them together. A big reason I married Danny was because I needed to show him that we all missed him. I needed to accept him with the open arms denied me so many times by Koreans.”
Quote by Youngmi Mayer
Work
I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying
Browse quotes and source details for this work. more
Author
You May Also Like
“If you’re gonna have your head split open, it might as well be while you’re riding a wave, dude.”
Source: La Odisea
“The Lord has called me to obedience, though not always to success.”
Source: Women
“Leave your legacy--not in possessions or accolades--but in moments. Moments that matter.”
Source: Common Stones: A glimpse into several different worlds, in an effort to become more acquainted with our own