Too many adoptees grew up being pitied - not loved.
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@defendsurvivors.bsky.socialToo many adoptees grew up being pitied - not loved.
@astepoffstage.bsky.social@astepoffstage.bsky.socialI wrote her a note youāll have to hear the article to get the details
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@defendsurvivors.bsky.socialItās very telling how quickly adoption supporters go from āshe loved you so much she gave you away to have a better lifeā but when the adoptee shows interest in finding her āShe gave you away. She didnāt want you. She abandoned you.ā #adopteevoices
@astepoffstage.bsky.socialI don't mean to start a war about it, but I can sometimes find it frustrating to connect with other adoptees among the š¶ š·
It would be nice to have some differentiators for the two groups. Perhaps pet people feel the same way? š¤·āāļø #sorrynotsorry #Adoption #AdopteeVoices #AdopteeRightsAreHumanRights
@defendsurvivors.bsky.socialItās cruel to do this to anyone let alone millions of adoptees and even more cruel to then call this unnecessary trauma ābeautifulā.
#adoptee #adoption #adopteevoices #trauma
@astepoffstage.bsky.social@defendsurvivors.bsky.socialThe adopters and adoption supporters that make such vile comments on adopteeās post prove the type of people many children are placed with and why adoption does not mean a child will go to a loving home.
#adoptee #adopteevoices
@defendsurvivors.bsky.socialAdoptees donāt stay little forever. We grow up into strong adults that return to dismantle the system that harmed us and expected us to be grateful. #adopteevoices #listentoadoptees
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@defendsurvivors.bsky.socialNo one has to be grateful for being āgiven lifeā - no one.
@defendsurvivors.bsky.socialThe people mad at adoptees for not being grateful prove how much abuse there is in adoption.
#adopteevoices #adoption
@astepoffstage.bsky.social@defendsurvivors.bsky.socialMany people are pro-birth and pro-adoption, but they are not pro-child.
#childwelfare #adoptionistrauma #adopteevoices
@defendsurvivors.bsky.socialSomeone saying they were desperate to have a child should be a massive red flag.
#adopteevoices
@defendsurvivors.bsky.socialTelling an adoptee to be grateful is abuse - dismissing trauma is abuse.
#adopteevoices #adoption #listentoadoptees
@defendsurvivors.bsky.socialEvery time I tell someone I have two birth certificates, they say, āWell, thatās not legal.ā It is legal. Itās not just legal but it has been standard practice for decades. How it started is worse.
#adopteevoices #InstitutionalBetrayal #adoption
@astepoffstage.bsky.socialWe need to talk about private adoption.
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