Summary

Dakotah shares their experience as an adoptee, starting from being put in foster care at a young age. They recall memories of their birth parents and the reasons they were taken into foster care. Dakotah discusses the challenges of being separated from their siblings and the difficulties they faced in the foster care system. They then talk about their adoption at the age of seven and the dynamics within their adoptive family. Dakotah reveals the abuse they experienced from their adoptive father and the complex emotions they felt about speaking up due to their concern for their siblings. They also mention the favoritism shown by their adoptive mother towards their younger brother. Dakotah shares her experience of growing up in an abusive adoptive family, where she faced physical and sexual abuse from her adoptive father. She discusses the lack of support from her adoptive mother and the denial and gaslighting she experienced. Dakotah eventually sought therapy and confronted her adoptive father, leading to her decision to cut off contact with her adoptive family. She emphasizes the importance of breaking the cycle of abuse and creating her own family. Despite the challenges, Dakotah finds strength in sharing her story and hopes to inspire others.