Truth About Adoption

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Father fights for baby girl, placed for adoption without his knowledge or consent Brandon Marteliz is fighting for custody while the child is with prospective adoptive parents through the agency Heart of Adoptions.

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I have been angry about this since I was old enough to think logically.

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Parents need to tell their children the truth about their origins, if they are adopted, donor conceived, or have a different dad than the one raising them, from birth. When they find out the truth - and they will, you risk damaging your relationship with your adult child.
No one wants to live in a lie.

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An Adoptee on :

My Inheritance

I was born into loss
Not received by the one who delivered me
I do not know her
Relinquished and given to an intermediary
I do not know her either

I entered this world nameless
My birth and heritage conflicted
Hospital records amended
Identifying information erased
I had no say

I changed hands twice in my brand new life
Passed from the familiar to the foreign
Powerless at each separation
Too young to grieve these primal wounds

At 3 months I was placed into the arms
Of expectant strangers
I was taught to call them mommy and daddy
I learned to trust them and love them
And call them home
Although I often had doubts if I really belonged
Planted, but not yet grafted
You are special, you were chosen
You’re lucky, I was told
Funny, I just felt different,
And it didn’t feel good
No mirror to accurately reflect me back
No words to articulate my paradox

Special, yet abandoned
Chosen, yet given up
Lucky, yet lost

Fear of rejection folded like origami
Into achieving, succeeding, pleasing
Trying everything to fit in
Everything, except being true to myself
Because that remained a mystery
It wasn’t until 46 years after my birth
That I found my answer
Not from my birth family
Nor from my adopted parents
But from the one who knew me
Before I was born
The one who has never left me
And calls me their own

What is my name?
Who do you say that I am?
Your name is Redemption
It’s always been

- Karen Martin Miner, Adoptee

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Adoptees push for equal access to birth records in Michigan Such records are now sealed and available only through "complex" and "inhumane" processes. Bipartisan bills would make it easier.

Another great example of adoption's "better life" 💔😥💔

Dead at 34, Dana Plato took her own life after her humiliating interview on The Howard Stern Show. Plato tried to desperately dodge the questions about her shady habits but failed miserably. She was found dead the following day. Here's what happened.

This needs nationwide public discussion.

Murder trial starts for couple whose adopted son died 7 years ago in Springfield Twp. Both the prosecution and defense teams did not pull any punches Friday during day one of John and Katherine Snyder's murder trial at the Hamilton County Courthouse.

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When adoption started it was sold as a way to help children because their mother’s didn’t want them. This narrative still holds true for many today. It is more palatable to believe this than the truth. Hopeful adoptive parents need to think they are doing a noble thing. This is how they can take another family’s baby. They need to believe they are doing the right thing because they know how badly they desire a baby. If they thought for a minute the mother wanted the baby, no human with a conscience could separate them. This is why adoption is sold as saviourism.
We now know that adoption is a multibillion dollar a year industry that makes money off of selling babies. They use coercive tactics to convince mothers to relinquish. They lie about open adoptions and how the baby will be getting a “better” life. The demand for babies keeps the adoption industry going.
We know that separating a baby from their mother will cause trauma but the demand is too great to stop the machine. People convince themselves that buying a baby will be fine because they will love the baby. They want the baby experience so bad they never consider the adult the child will become. They don’t consider how this trauma will affect the child’s entire future. Adoption isn’t about what is best for the child. It’s about the wants of the adults. If it were about what is best, we would make sure ALL families had what they needed in the beginning. We would promote family preservation. Instead it’s about profit and getting the baby experience. Adoptees are seen as commodities and the cure for infertility.
The trauma from relinquishment has been proven. Listen to adult adoptees talk about how we feel. We are telling you what adoption has cost us. It isn’t a one time event. It’s our whole lives that have been altered. We are humans not a product to be bought and sold. We deserve equal rights. The adoption experiment has failed.

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Adoption, DNA, and the impact on a concealed life | Ruth Monnig | TEDxDuke Commercial DNA testing has ended genetic anonymity. Adoption is still predicated and governed by secrecy. Using her own experience, the speaker illustrates...

This!

This is us!

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It's so aggravating when people center adoptive parents when reunion goes down. And on line, it's often the APs who are most worried about how your APs will feel about your reunion.
If you're planning on adopting, just count on a reunion happening at some point. And it's not about YOU, it's about the adoptee discovering themselves! It's so important to learn our history. For me it was very grounding to learn about why I was relinquished, where I came from, and connect the dots on ancestry.

Another Adopted Person writing their story!

Available now at your favorite digital store! I Must Have Wandered: An Adopted Air Force Daughter Recalls by Mary Ellen Gambutti

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September is Su***de Prevention Month. In a study done about suicidal tendencies in adoptees the results showed that adoptees are at least 4 times more likely to attempt su***de. After being around adoptees for years I would say it’s more than 4 times.

Here is the study. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3784288/

I attempted in my mid twenties. I was locked up in a mental hospital for 3 days. No one ever asked me about being adopted. I was told I had an anger problem. They never even tried to figure out why. My adoptive parents never even said anything about it. They always asked me why I was so angry but never considered it could be adoption. If they did, they would have had to look at the truth. Adoptive parents often can’t see that their desire for a baby is what fuels the adoption industry. They won’t believe that their love couldn’t fix the trauma. They won’t take responsibility for their own trauma. Instead, the baby is supposed to fix everything. As an adoptee we go through the primal wound of losing our mother and then are expected to fix the trauma of our adoptive parents. We aren’t allowed to grieve our losses. Society expects us to be grateful.
This month and every month let’s educate everyone on the harm adoption causes. Let’s support family preservation. Adoption should be the last option to prevent su***de.

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Memorializing Unforgotten Adoptees & Adoptee Remembrance Day - October 30th This day aims to raise awareness about adoptees' unique experiences and recognize the profound impact that adoption can have on our lives.

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