Most of my research took the form of looking through my old writings and journals, looking through my own old photos and my biological mom's active Facebook account. I wanted all of the writing to be personally relevant, and hold a lot of weight from my own history. That being said, I did also look at other essays and some favorite braided essays for some inspiration and writerly advice. I'll have those linked down below for your reading and investigating pleasure:
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Here are some of the social media outlets that I investigated, either in the form of specific pages or forums, sometimes even specific videos:
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If anyone has an interest in seeing more photos, or clips from my journals that I had been most interested in, feel free to email me, and I'll add some to this page! (Email available on "About Me" page)