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17h ago

Blind Spot: Critical Thinking and the Pro-Adoption Script

One-Sided Conversation

Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’ sculpture, sky in background

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17h ago

Competition Nobody Admits: Adopters Who Need to Win

Scoreboard in the Living Room

group of adults on a grassy field in a community running/sprint race

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18h ago

The Veil and the File: A Closed Adoptee’s Journey Through Brahman

The First Veil

vintage art showing Hindu Brahman figures in rich tones of blue, gold, deep reds and browns

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1d ago

Doomed from the Start: The Adoptee as the Cursed Child

The Archetype

shooting range human-figure gun target, blue form with bullseye and bullet holes

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1d ago

Cursed to Know: The Cassandra Complex and the Adoptee

Gift Nobody Wants

ancient art etching, Cassandra forlorn, hand on head

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1d ago

Why They Doubt Adoptees: Defensive Attribution and the Credibility Discount

Reflex That Protects the Listener

shadowy image of serious looking young man leaning against a wall

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2d ago

Unclung: What Wu Wei Teaches About Adoption’s Forced Grip

The Paradox

silhouette of person at sunset, sitting cross-legged in nature

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2d ago

Two Ties That Bind: Health Insurance and Adoption as Twin Systems of Coercion

Shared Scheme

silhouette/shadow of human foot with an ankle-shackle

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2d ago

The Martha Mitchell Effect: How Adoption’s Truth Tellers Get Labeled Crazy

The Original Case

B/W photo of Martha Mitchell and Julie Nixon Eisenhower

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3d ago

Assigned By Mortals: The Difference Between Given and Granted Identity

Unassigned Life

military knighthood ceremony

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