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Digital, polling for Dems @insurrectionco. Ex EIC, NY Observer. NYU j-school prof. 'Bama native, Brooklynite. She/her. #BLM Personal: http://mynewbandis.substack.com 

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    1. Elizabeth Spiers‏Verified account @espiers 30 Jul 2020

      Elizabeth Spiers Retweeted Nicole Chung

      Ooof. Adoptees already deal with a stigma that there's something they have inherently and intrinsic to who they are that makes them less desirable, less than. Like, you coulda picked a different frame?https://twitter.com/nicolesjchung/status/1288845909690851329 …

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      Nicole ChungVerified account @nicolesjchung
      Still thinking about this book. The title actually made me gasp aloud. It makes me very sad & angry to think of adoptees or kids in foster care who might encounter/be harmed by it. pic.twitter.com/W33lauU2Zr
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      Elizabeth Spiers‏Verified account @espiers 30 Jul 2020

      I once had a conversation with someone I like but didn't know well enough, who was having trouble getting pregnant and I asked her casually if she'd considered adoption. It didn't bother me that she said no, but she added, "I don't want a kid who's already damaged."

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        2. Elizabeth Spiers‏Verified account @espiers 30 Jul 2020

          I waited a beat before I told her I was adopted, lol. Then instead of just admitting that her priors were bad, she was like, "but you're an exception!" Sigh.

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        3. Elizabeth Spiers‏Verified account @espiers 30 Jul 2020

          I guess it works out because if that's what you think, you definitely should NOT adopt a child.

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        4. Elizabeth Spiers‏Verified account @espiers 30 Jul 2020

          (Which is not say there's no trauma associated with adoption, btw. But it takes a special kind of narcissist to decide that it's a de facto sign of inferiority, and that the adoptee is less functional than the adopter.)

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        1. donna‏ @donnaodowd 30 Jul 2020
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          I divorced my 1st husband because after 14 years of trying, he would not adopt. I wanted to be a mom much more than I wanted to be a wife, so we went our separate ways. I was at my son’s birth 18 months later and he is a crazy awesome 16 yo ❤️ best thing I’ve ever done. Family.

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