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me b zola

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10. I do not understand your response to this post

Reply to WillowTree (Reply #7)

Sat Nov 7, 2015, 05:40 PM

Nov 2015

The author is asking people to listen to adoptee voices without their preconceived notions about what it means to be adopted or our "experiences". But you sound as though you are being empathetic, so ty for that, for positive thoughts.

As for peace, well, I have found a whole bunch of it

. Last Halloween at 52 I got married for the first time! Every anniversary hopefully will be a hoot.

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What We Gain When Adoptees Tell Their Stories [View all] me b zola Nov 2015 OP

Are there statistics showing the stories of adoptees are different than anyone else? pipoman Nov 2015 #1

Would you ask that same question to someone from another group, e.g. LGBTQ, racial or religious? me b zola Nov 2015 #2

Yes. Even those adopted as babies have higher rates of mental illness. pnwmom Nov 2015 #11

How about you stop dismissing those with a positive adoption story? B2G Nov 2015 #3

The pro adoption industry stories are all that get told or listened to me b zola Nov 2015 #4

I have B2G Nov 2015 #5

Just what is "an experience like mine"? me b zola Nov 2015 #6

A bad one. nt B2G Nov 2015 #8

I don't even understand what that means me b zola Nov 2015 #9

The OP does NOT dismiss anyone with a positive adoption story. pnwmom Nov 2015 #12

I hope that you find some peace in life. It can't have been easy for you. WillowTree Nov 2015 #7

I do not understand your response to this post me b zola Nov 2015 #10

THANK YOU. This is a good rule in general. People should try to be good listeners pnwmom Nov 2015 #13

Thank YOU for being an ally me b zola Nov 2015 #14