{"id":10,"date":"2022-05-13T20:26:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T20:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeofmaddi.com\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2022-05-31T05:51:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T05:51:21","slug":"about-maddi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lifeofmaddi.com\/?page_id=10","title":{"rendered":"About Maddi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you ever questioned your family\u2019s history? Who did I get my dimples from? Who has arthritis in my family?\u00a0Most of the time, someone in your family can answer the questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve never gotten my questions answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With domestic adoption and international adoption, it is much more complicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The answers aren\u2019t always there and as easily accessible. Especially if it is an international adoption with a language barrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is my story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello, I\u2019m Madison Archer and I am an international adoptee from Guatemala. I was adopted at the age of six months to a great family!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifeofmaddi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-05-30-at-2.38.12-PM.jpeg?resize=553%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"international-adoptee-from-Guatemala\" class=\"wp-image-53\" width=\"553\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifeofmaddi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-05-30-at-2.38.12-PM.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifeofmaddi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-05-30-at-2.38.12-PM.jpeg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifeofmaddi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-05-30-at-2.38.12-PM.jpeg?resize=768%2C500&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifeofmaddi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-05-30-at-2.38.12-PM.jpeg?resize=780%2C507&amp;ssl=1 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I knew from the very beginning that I was an international adoptee from Guatemala. Growing up, I had questions of why this and why that, but nobody else could provide the answers I needed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve always dreamed about visiting my home country one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My parents made it happen. As it was always their plan to take me home to visit. In July of 2018, I visited Guatemala for the first time. I met my birth family as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had a feeling that Guatemala would be special, but I didn\u2019t know how big of an impact it would have played on my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is my story. Thank you for visiting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever questioned your family\u2019s history? Who did I get my dimples from? Who has arthritis in my family?\u00a0Most of the time, someone in your family can answer the questions. I\u2019ve never gotten my questions answered. 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