"Why I support the pledge"
| I am a 45 year old TCK and have been really looking for a community and cause which I can truly dedicate myself to. I read the TCK book by David Pollock and Ruth Van Aken several years ago and was really inspiried, however it wasn't until I stumbled across the TCKID website that I felt there was any sort of opportunites to be involved in TCK related activities. | Wed, Sep 16, 2009 12:04 PM |
| I want to help save the only thing I've felt I belonged to. | Wed, Sep 16, 2009 10:38 AM |
| I am a TCK, so i found a lot of good information on this site. Also, I used this website for a paper I wrote in school | Wed, Sep 16, 2009 10:07 AM |
| This is an important community! | Wed, Sep 16, 2009 7:00 AM |
| We are a family of 4 cross cultural kids (Americans growing up in Romania), and are just now finding out about 3rd Culture Kids organization. Heidi Schmidt told us about it when she lived here. | Wed, Sep 16, 2009 6:15 AM |
| Although connecting online doesn't really do it for me, I recognize that it does for many and connecting with fellow TCK's is so important to us TCK's that if this is an avenue that will accomplish TCK's connecting and being encouraged in life as a result, I am all for it! I appreciate any efforts being made to help TCK's. Thanks for all those who have worked hard to make it possible for TCK's to connect with the hope to be able to thrive in life. | Wed, Sep 16, 2009 5:28 AM |
| As parents my husband and I spent time in three or four different countries with our 3 children. They are now grown-up and all live in different countries from us and from each other. We see one another regularly. There are specific advantages and drawbacks to this situation. There are TCkids and parents of TCkids too... even grandparents now! Good luck with your group. | Wed, Sep 16, 2009 12:16 AM |
| I am a Third Culture Kid...I don't want to see the site die when it has the potential to help some many like me fit in, or find sense of belonging...that there are others like them. | Wed, Sep 16, 2009 12:07 AM |
| I support this pledge because this website provides the much needed awareness of Third Culture Kids (and adults) in the general public, an understanding of TCK issues, and a community where TCKs can feel a sense of connection. | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 8:21 PM |
| I think this is a neccessity!! | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 8:03 PM |
| I support this because, frankly, I admire the effort that has been done to make all tck's realize that there are many other people who understand and are living the same way as they are. It makes me feel more confident that I am not the only one who does not belong to one country, but many. =) |
Tue, Sep 15, 2009 5:24 PM |
| Because I just had a TCK moment and I remembered where I am from and What I am all about. | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 5:21 PM |
| Although I've been pretty busy so I haven't had the time to think about TCK issues as much lately, I recognize the need for an active support network. In times when I've felt lonely or misunderstood, knowing that there are others out there who understand me is comforting! | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 4:34 PM |
| This community has helped me to better understand who I am. And understand that there are other people who have been through similar experiences out there. Its also a forum for us to celebrate how great it is to be a TCKid. All TCKids should have access to the help and support that is available here :0) | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 2:50 PM |
| I am an adopted TCK, and I love this site. I will do whatever I can to help keep it going!! | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 2:14 PM |
| Because a great number of my friends are internationals and having third culture kids! They are just the best. | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 12:39 PM |
| Being a TCK has always been a precious part of my identity and the unique solidarity and empathy that I always feel with other TCKs is something that we should all protect and not take for granted. | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 12:11 PM |
| I have brought up 4 Third Culture Kids and want to spread the word .... | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 10:19 AM |
| This is a very very important community that needs to reach out to each other on the internet | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 9:51 AM |
| TCKIDs is such a wonderful voice for those of us who have grown up outside the US. We are a special group with unique talents and concerns and we need to be represented. | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 9:46 AM |
| I am working as a Mental Health Professional abroad to help improve adjustment and coping. | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 9:41 AM |
| I grew up in six countries and studied in 12 schools. I experiences the ramifications--especially in my relationships--of being a multi-cultural mutt every day of my life. I wish someone could have helped me understand what I was going through-especially when I was younger. | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 8:47 AM |
| I identify strongly with this community! | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 8:27 AM |
| This is such a wonderful website and an indispensable source of comfort and belongingness to adults and youth alike! We HAVE to keep it going! | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 7:58 AM |
| Because I often feel lonely with my TCK-Character and know how good it feels to know that there are other TCKs and -adults around who like to share thoughts. | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 7:52 AM |
| I was a TCK and so I know excactly what it feels like when you return home to attend college etc...I did feel like people didn't understand me and, in fact, still do at times. | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 6:56 AM |
| I support this because I myself am a TCK and still live in the country where I was raised. I used to think that only missionary kids were part of this special group (which I was), but now that I'm working on my school's website (a military base school located just outside of Tokyo), I'm seeing that a lot of people who lived over here for most of their lives are still dealing with issues of not fitting in. The ages vary from ones in their 60's on down, but the issues they face are very similar. It's so important for us to stick together and to help each other to know that it's okay to feel the way we feel... that it's okay to be unique because we've experienced things others can only dream about. And it's important to get the word out about TCKs. | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 6:53 AM |
| My husband and I are both TCKs and now our daughter is too - I want to be sure she doesn't have to go through what I went through changing schools and cultures so need information to help me help her. | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 6:35 AM |
| I want to dedicate my time to serve TCK's because I know that connecting them with one another can be powerfully healing and joy-bringing! | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 6:30 AM |
| Discovering that I am a TCK has given me an identity - at the age of 45 when it happened. Today I am 55. My children grew up knowing their identity, "Like a big tree, with many nurturing roots, a strong tall stem and a crown sparkling as those of kings and queens" | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 6:27 AM |
| This website has been the best way for me to broaden my mind and to finally let go of everything in the past. Letting go has been one of my biggest issues and still is. But listening to people, reading what they've gone through, and most of all, reading the advice that so many people from all over the world have had to give...has been the best thing I could ever receive from this site. |
Tue, Sep 15, 2009 4:41 AM |
| lived in england as a child of irish parents moved to nepal and did counselling re culture shock and adjustment issues in my 30s now a mum of 2 boys for whom england is not 'home' |
Tue, Sep 15, 2009 4:41 AM |
| I find the TCK work very very important and a contribution to world-citizenship and world-peace. I would really like to contribute in a way. kat |
Tue, Sep 15, 2009 2:59 AM |
| Because I believe in the important work TCKid in doing for Third Culture Kids everywhere, and I don't want the website to be shut down. | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 2:25 AM |
| Being a Cross-Cultural Kid myself, I do support the organisation TCKs. I am thankful to the website for all the information it brought to me when I was looking for answers about my own identity. | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 2:23 AM |
| I am a TCK and currently am part of research to develop better ministry and or care for TCKs as youth, in transition, and in entering adulthood - I also speak about and raise awareness for TCKs at various events and retreats. Thanks for the work you do, let me know if I can help further! www.chris-o.com. | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 1:21 AM |
| It's good to know that I belong to a larger group. | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 12:24 AM |
| As a TCK I've been through the ringer. I want to help. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 11:49 PM |
| It is a great community and as parents of TCKs I am very keen to see it survive, not only that, but thrive in the global community. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 11:31 PM |
| I support this pledge because I'm aware of how important it is for TCK's to have a community where they can share their stories, thoughts and experiences and know that they're not alone having this kind of life experience. I myself is not a TCK but I study anthropology and have chosen to specialize on TCK's. The world simply don't know enough about TCK's life experiences and what these experiences do to them. My goal in the long run is to produce knowledge about TCK's in such a way so it can help professional people in day cares and at schools to support TCK's development in the best way. I'm also educated a teacher and I know how big a difference teachers can do and how much support they can give the children when they have knowledge about and understanding of a child's background. |
Mon, Sep 14, 2009 11:28 PM |
| My kids were raised abroad as TCK's and but for this life we would have all just shriveled up and died from an environmental isolation. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 11:06 PM |
| Because I'm a TCK! | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 9:43 PM |
| I consider TCK as my own identity. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 9:35 PM |
| More people to know about this large community because it has been hidden for a very long time. There are a lot of us who still feel alone and left-out because of a lack of awareness. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 9:27 PM |
| I think this is a very important resource. I live in an expat community and the issues that children, teens and young adults face as MC or TCK can be daunting. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 8:42 PM |
| My children are both TCKids, and I want them to have a community to support them, when they're older. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 8:39 PM |
| Because it's great to know that I'm not alone, and there are others out there who feel like I do. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 7:54 PM |
| If TCKID had existed when I came "home" it would have saved me from feeling so alone and depressed for many years. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 7:39 PM |
| It means a lot to me, this group. God bless! |
Mon, Sep 14, 2009 7:19 PM |
| Dear Brice and fellow TCKs, TCKid is a valuable resource to TCKs and those desiring to serve them. As an adult third culture kid working in Asia, serving over 2000 TCKs, I know that I want to see the work and resources of TCKid continue. My father, David Pollock, who co-wrote the ground-breaking book Third Culture Kids with Ruth Van Reken, spent 26 years listening to, teaching, and caring for third culture kids everywhere. I feel strongly that he would fully support TCKid and the support and encouragement this site provides. There are many more TCKs to reach. Let's not allow the onslaught of a few to prevent the good of many! I work on a bit of a shoe-string budget but count me in. Yours Truly, Michael |
Mon, Sep 14, 2009 6:52 PM |
| The voice of TCKs needs to be heard, there are a lot of TCKs out there who don't know it yet and who could benefit from TCK organisations such as this one. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 6:52 PM |
| The site has provided a wonderful community and I would be sad to see it shut down! | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 6:52 PM |
| As the world is getting smaller and more children are being raised in different countries, we have to build the support team so that we can be aware of struggles they may face and to encourage the community that will accept/understand the different values with various backrounds. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 6:38 PM |
| Anything to help Ruth & Brice! Mx | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 6:27 PM |
| This group has helped me identify and understand the unique qualities and challenges of being a TCK/CCK. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 6:09 PM |
| i support because i am one. i may have been missing from the boards, but i still support. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 6:01 PM |
| I had been lost without knowing it. The TCK community and forums told me that I was lost and why. It was like a light switching on, only I never knew the light existed in the first place. I began experiencing the world in a different way, approaching it with a clarity of vision I had never before experienced. I became calm, I felt found. The possibility that one person in this world will have that same experience is my reason for this pledge. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 5:56 PM |
| Because I am a TCK | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 5:44 PM |
| For whatever the reason, we, TCKs, were brought up in a multi cultural background environment that put us individually as more of an outsider looking in perspective and as a result, find ourselves not being understood or being as "different". The feeling of not belonging to one place or any place for that matter takes on a totally different existence. I am a 53 year old female who, by the of one missionary, discovered that I was a TCK when I was 48 and found out there were quite a few of us out there. Having TCKID present in our lives gives us a true meaning and understanding of ourselves. By pledging to make this support aware to all my friends on Facebook, Twitter and my blogs, I hope we can make TCKID be alive again! | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 5:37 PM |
| I always felt left out and like I didn't belong after moving back to the United States in high school. The group on Facebook and this website helped me to find out who I am and that I do fit in. I'm kind of busy in medical school right now, but I'll do all that I can to support this effort. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 5:32 PM |
| I am a second generation ATCK and it has been of enourmous benefit to me to find others who have had similar life experiences to mine, and share a similar set of challenges to what I and my siblings, neices and nephews have faced. It enabled me to understand myself in a healthier out look and to settle into a mono culture knowing that I am a person with a valid opinion and set of experiences and abilities that can benefit the community. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 5:28 PM |
| I have felt a sense of not belonging anywhere for such a long time until I read about TCKs. I realised I am not alone and also why I am drawn to people that have similar backgrounds to me. My kids are also TCKs and so it is even more important that they feel like they belong to somewhere too. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 5:18 PM |
| This site has helped me heal as I came to understand that I was a TCK, and I wish to see it continue to do so. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 5:14 PM |
| TCKs are finally becoming a recognised asset in the corporate world - they need the support of other TCKs as well as that of other global nomads. TCKID is a valuable link don't let it fade away. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 4:58 PM |
| I am a TCK and believe that there is a great need! | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 4:55 PM |
| TCK has helped me establish my own psychological foundation. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 4:51 PM |
| When I joined TCKid, I had just found out that I was a TCK. When I realized there were other people who felt the same way that I did, it was revolutionary! It changed my life! TCKid can't disappear! If it was so life-changing for me, it HAS to be for others! | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 4:47 PM |
| I am a TCkid myself and find it necessary especially for young Tckids to understand the context of the development of their own identity. ("What impact does being a TCk have on ones identity and personality?")In order to be able to grow up in a healthy manner, young people need to understand the purpose and the value of globality, tolerance and of exchange. I believe in diversity and individualism within a social and humanistic supporting framework. To me it is far more constructive to feel the peace global life brings about than trying to squeeze oneself into the identity of a single country, a continent, or a religion. Young TCkids need to learn to differentiate between the diverse experiences and feelings tckids and non tckids are bound to make, in order to feel mentally "weaponed" against discrimination or lack of openminded behavior. The idea is to be prepared in order to know how to change our environment towards a peaceful togetherness. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 4:42 PM |
| When I fist moved back to Canada after living overseas I felt alone and disconnected. The friends I had here never felt important and I didn’t feel like they understood where I had come from. TCKid was the place I could go to read and write about being me. Its not a hug community, but it is an important one. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 4:23 PM |
| I want to support this pledge because there are many people put there who can benefit from this organization, and there is so much need! | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 4:08 PM |
| Even trying to fit in with my own family is hard. We need to build our own. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 4:02 PM |
| TCK has taught me a lot about myself and has made me even more openminded than i already was, so i think it deserves to do the same to others, and continue to do it to me! | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 3:54 PM |
| Its a wonderful organization, and I truly feel its helped in so many ways. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 3:53 PM |
| Linking with other TCKs internationally and at home is extremely important to me. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 3:17 PM |
| It is important for TCK's to understand themselves & have each other as support in order to find their place in the world and to be fulfilled and happy as adults. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 3:15 PM |
| I study the networks of interconnectedness between us TCKs, and what kind of researcher would I be if I didn't think there was a special bond between TCKs? (probably a better one, but don't answer that) | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 2:50 PM |
| im also a TCK, when i read the explanation about TCK, i thought, hey... i'm not weird:) im a TCK:) | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 2:26 PM |
| It's great to be able to relate to almost everyone but always greater to know there's someone out there who gets you! | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 2:20 PM |
| I am native world citizen - that is my sole identity. TCK is one way to express that. But, I find the Esperanto language the most real identity community for me. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 11:21 AM |
| This webpage is the only thing that explains the questions, "So, where did you grow up?" It's a must to let others understand our lives. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 9:46 AM |
| I am a TCK and, until I learned about it, never quite felt at ease or understood why I felt so lost at times. It was always like I integrated in what I now think may be my final home, yet after all these years, why do I feel that I'm still working at it? | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 8:15 AM |
| As a TCK, I understand how important it is to provide support and guidance to other TCKs and to share a vision for a diverse and accepting society with the world. By supporting this pledge, I reaffirm my dedication to serving others in this way. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 7:13 AM |
| As a TCK and mother of TCKs, I am absolutely convinced that if TCKs are to realize the full potential of the gifts of growing up among worlds, they need the kind of support TCKid gives so they can not only survive but thrive as individuals and effective world citizens. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 6:43 AM |
| Because I am a TCK through and through and understand the impact such a support group as this can have on people's lives | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 6:39 AM |
| Growing up all over the world is a completely different experience than living in one place your whole childhood. Something only other people who've experienced it understand. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 5:12 AM |
| As a grown TCK who has raised second-generation TCK's, as well as teaching scores of others, I understand the importance of community to these young people, who have so much to offer the world. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 4:44 AM |
| For all of my life, I have only felt at home in places outside of my passport country. I signed this pledge to let others in a similar or exactly the same situation as I am that they are not alone, and that in support, we can all culturally "heal". | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 4:00 AM |
| This is my community and this is where i belong.. i've never had such strong feelings for a group before! | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 3:34 AM |
| TCKID was there when no one else was. After I repatriated to the United States, I felt completely out of place and strange. After finding out I was a TCK on TCKID I finally felt like I had a home and people I could talk to and celebrate the experiences I had growing up. We HAVE to get this website back. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 3:26 AM |
| Because I'm an adult TCK. | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 12:47 AM |
| I help organize a TCK Network in my own state of Victoria in Australia, and I think its vital that resources and support are available to TCK's, whether through Networks like ours, or TCKid, or whatever else. I agree with the work TCKid is doing. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 10:34 PM |
| I work in an international school full of TCKIDs and know the value that TCKID has for each of them, especially as they go through the readjustment of going back to their passport culture or just as they go into adulthood. I would hate to see this organization lose the ground that has been gained. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 9:42 PM |
| Because I'm a tck and we matter. :) | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 9:34 PM |
| As I was moved around a lot as a child, I never really 'belonged' anywhere. My feelings of loneliness, isolation, confusion and not belonging were never acknowledged or understood by the people around me. I'd carried this emotional baggage with me for close to half a century! It wasn't until I read about other TCK's and saw the list of common issues published on the internet (see below), that I realised I was not alone in thinking or feeling the way I did. It's given me a huge boost of confidence, taken a great weight off my shoulders - and finally freed my soul. TCK – COMMON ISSUES 1. Belonging everywhere and nowhere. The elusive concept of "Where is home?" 2. Difficulty with commitment to people, places, schools, or school systems as these constantly change. 3. Uncertain cultural identity. 4. Problems with decision-making. 5. Loss of relationships, community, school, is a loss of their world. 6. Feeling different from others, difficult in forming peer relationships; occurs more often at university level or when returning to "passport" country, where they are misunderstood by their peers. 7. Rootlessness and restlessness. The frequent need to change countries and homes. 8. Feeling "Out of Control" and Powerless. A feeling that they have no control over events and that these are often taken out of their hands anyway by the inevitability of the move. 9. A crisis of identity - "Who am I?" TCKs can be reluctant to "settle down" and they often end relationships at the slightest sign of trouble. Adult TCKs say all the abrupt goodbyes during sensitive adolescent years left them with unresolved grief and insecurity. In addition to a new school and a new culture, each move brought a freshly broken heart. The TCK group is ESSENTIAL!!!!!!!!!! |
Sun, Sep 13, 2009 7:58 PM |
| I have spent my adult life dealing with young people trying to discover who they are. When I began dealing with TCK's in the 80's I began to see the different challenges they dealt with. Over the years I have had the opportunity to talk with many TCK's. Their process of growing up is extremely fascinating. They can also be some of the most fun people I have ever met! :) | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 7:56 PM |
| I'm Third Culture Kid, myself! Being born to Singaporean Malay and Caucasian New Zealander parents in Singapore, then growing up in Hong Kong in an 'expat bubble', as well as going to school in Melbourne, Australia...I know what it's like to feel displaced and to never quite belong. I fully support any grassroots effort to help keep TCKID alive; it's a rare place where we can express ourselves and our personal experiences without being judged or pigeon-holed. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 7:28 PM |
| The TCKID mission is my own, I am a TCK and am still on the path to discovering my "identity"- we TCKs need a strong network of supporters who can (at least) empathize with the pressures we face. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 7:20 PM |
| We are all helping each other in one form or another, the experience of living as a TCK/Adult enables each of us to better understand anothers situation. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 6:50 PM |
| a place to belong and understand your identity and place in the world. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 6:41 PM |
| My mom is Haitian, my dad is Czech, I was born in NYC but started school in Jamaica. I thought resolving the cultural divide between Haiti and the Czech Republic was my big challenge until I realized that Jamaica was more formative for me than either of the two distant cultures of my parents. Learning about my TCK-ness helped me grieve leaving Jamaica, and that's just the start. So many quirks in my life feel validated, and I'm finally sorting out who I REALLY am. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 6:39 PM |
| Because I think it important for all of us to understand our own story so we can understand others better as well | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 4:49 PM |
| Boundaries divide & create discrimination & fear. THose who have lived in other cultures & other locales know a way to overcome this its be tolerant and embrace difference as a basis for relationship on all levels. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 4:06 PM |
| I believe that TCK's and adult TCK's need support and a sense of community, to normalize the amazing yet sometimes painful experiences we have faced. Let's have a place we can share our unique voices and be heard by others who don't know yet of our experiences. Let's create an online and real time sense of belonging. Thank you. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 3:40 PM |
| I myself is an adult TCK. Supporting TCKID is supporting my identity. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 3:28 PM |
| Because my children are TCK's | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 2:07 PM |
| Understanding who I am as a TCK and why I am the way that I am has been a big part of helping me to proceed through many life struggles with success. Helping me to understand why it is difficult to relate to others who do not look at things the way I do - with a TCK perspective - has helped me overcome the emotional difficulties of feeling like an outsider. And knowing that I'm not the only TCK brings a sense of connection, of belonging to a greater segment of humanity and civility. Thank you. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 1:47 PM |
| Because of the years of my life invested in the lives of TCKs and development of materials that were used early on for TCK's (with Dave Pollock and Ruth Useem. I still deeply care!! | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 1:28 PM |
| I will contact the TCKs who are university students in the Church of the Nazarene. We have a retreat with them each August and contact each other by email, facebook, etc. Keeping connected and reaching out to others going on the same journey is what we're called to do. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 1:23 PM |
| As a TCK myself, I realize how important and difficult it is to achieve that sense of belonging. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 1:22 PM |
| TCKid.com is a good resource for me to be able to recommend to other TCKids that I come in contact with. I have already referred two friends to your site. Many TCKids are aware of their pain/issues but are unaware of some of the sources of these difficulties. TCKid.com is a good way to expose them to the concepts in a non-threatening way without a time or financial investment. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 1:10 PM |
| to support other TCK to show them they are not alone. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 12:42 PM |
| I am an ATCK. I suffered for years from a lack of identity and understanding of who I was and where I came from. The TCK book helped me forge a stronger identity and identify my cultural background and the community I belong to. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 12:09 PM |
| Just the contribute in a group I believe in. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 11:51 AM |
| Having grown up as an expat kid and living in many different countries I felt I didn't belong anywhere. Only in my 30'ies I reconized and confronted this feeling and have found support in therapy, friends and the TCKID. You can never change the past but you can change the way you feel in the present and the future! | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 11:45 AM |
| TCKID is a wonderful plateform for TCK to share experiences that are unique to them. It also helps those that have multiple cultural identities to create their own unique cultural identity. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 11:33 AM |
| I am currently doing research Master's degree on TCKs and i would like to make our voices heard. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 11:29 AM |
| We Love This Site | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 11:25 AM |
| I am an adult third-culture kid and I work with many third culture kids (I am a psychologist working with the international community in the Netherlands). | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 4:08 AM |
| After 30 years of feeling there was something strange about me, that I would never fit in, and that I somehow related to the world completely differently from everybody around me, identifying myself as a TCK and discovering the TCK community has given me a true sense of belonging for the first time in my life. I can finally feel proud of my background and TCK childhood - and know that there are others out there who know exactly what it's like... | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 2:48 AM |
| Learning I was an ATCK was one of the most important discoveries of my life. | Sun, Sep 13, 2009 1:47 AM |
| I believe that recognizing what it means to be a third culture kid, through fellowship with other TCKs, allows us to understand the invaluable roles we can play in society. TCKs have so much to offer. It is most certainly something to be proud of. | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 9:50 PM |
| Because I am a Third Culture Kid or more to the point an Adult Third Culture Kid. | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 8:17 PM |
| Because I am a TCK | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 7:53 PM |
| I am a TCK and hearing about TCKID gave me an identity. I would like to help out in any way I can! =) | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 7:39 PM |
| because together we can make a difference | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 3:22 PM |
| Because when I read TCKid for the first time, I felt connected with a world of people just like me! | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 2:05 PM |
| I am a TCKID having lived in Southeast Asia, ME and the US most of my life and believe in the strength of a third culture person. | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 12:48 PM |
| Finding out I was a TCK was a true "aha" moment for me, so many outlandish things about my past and myself clicking and making sudden sense. Finding out I was not alone, and that the elusive common point that tied all my meaningful relationships was this gave a new sense and direction to my life. I wasn't alone, and I could articulate who I truly was deep down. Life-changing. I am glad there are so many of us out there, and that we're reaching out to one another ;o) | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 12:44 PM |
| I support the pledge because I believe in a mission that will educate TCKs about themselves, their nature as affected by the environments they've lived. There are many lonely, confused members of the Third Culture out there who don't know why they feel the way they do. As the TCK population grows, ways to service it need to be in place, available, invulnerable. | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 9:58 AM |
| I support TCKID because the first time I went to the website, I felt a sense of relief in finding others that have similar experiences. It's so easy to feel alone - TCKID reminds us all that we aren't. I want them to keep spreading their positive energy around the world and online. | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 8:14 AM |
| Because I am a TCK. | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 4:57 AM |
| I want my children to have a place to go for support and information about families and children like ours and them. | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 12:26 AM |
| I am a TCK and can relate to many TCK plights. It is important to strengthen, build and support the group;help it flourish as TCK's with their multi cultural backgrounds, experiences and exposure have a lot to contribute to the world and its understanding of cultural unity. | Fri, Sep 11, 2009 11:56 PM |
| I am a 39 year old TCKID... and I still do not know where I belong, but reading everything in this site has helped me feel less alone. | Fri, Sep 11, 2009 11:50 PM |
| I have a TCKid who is spinning out because of our recent re-entry to the "home" country. If I had known about this possibility, perhaps I could have done something to prevent it. I want to help other kids and parents to prevent this happening to them. | Fri, Sep 11, 2009 10:37 PM |
| Learning about the TCK culture is very important for those who are TCKs and don't yet know it. Having a network of like minded individuals is the best way to grow to understand our uniqueness and see beauty in what makes us different. I would like to keep spreading the word! | Fri, Sep 11, 2009 3:49 PM |
| Because I'm a TCK | Fri, Sep 11, 2009 11:43 AM |
