Image: Screenshot of slippers that look like cat paws Genetic mirroring is the ability to recognize physical and emotional similarities between yourself and other people due to shared DNA. It's a fundamental part of identity formation, and can help people feel connected to their cultural, racial, and ethnic root Adoptees without genetic mirrors may struggle to form a sense of identity and may feel estranged from their identities if they don't resemble their adoptive parent

Getting these so My Girl PK will think we share a family resemblance ❤️

#GeneticMirroring #AdoptDontShop

ASYMMETRY IS HEREDITARY.
I grew up thinking it was a problem but it’s completely normal. I thought that something was deeply wrong with me because of a lack of genetic mirroring and conversations around these topics.
#geneticmirroring #adopteevoices #abolishadoption 🥚

When I saw photos of my bio siblings for the first time it felt like something snapped into place in my brain. For the first time ever I was seeing my nose, my smile, my eyes, my hair on someone else. It was amazing. #geneticmirroring #adopteevoices 🥚