#adopteevoices — Public Fediverse posts

The way it works is: if I add your account to the feed, then any of your posts containing hashtags like #adoption #adoptee #adopteesky #adopteevoices or the 🥚 symbol will go into the feed. Otherwise they won’t. Lmk if you’d like to be added!

The way it works is: if I add your account to the feed, then any of your posts containing hashtags like #adoption #adoptee #adopteesky #adopteevoices or the 🥚 symbol will go into the feed. Otherwise they won’t. Lmk if you’d like to be added!

#adopteevoices

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:le2wpa4thsenaojqrnh2hvo3/post/3mbevxshq7k2z

#adopteevoices

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One of my new favorite adoptee activities is occasionally taking a silly selfie and sending it to one or both of my known siblings. We don't live near each other so it's the closest I can get to sneaking up on them, scaring them and running away giggling... I'm the eldest & raised as an only child.

Here's tonight's treasure[?] or whatever...

#adopteelife #actuallyadopted #adopteevoices

One of my new favorite adoptee activities is occasionally taking a silly selfie and sending it to one or both of my known siblings. We don't live near each other so it's the closest I can get to sneaking up on them, scaring them and running away giggling... I'm the eldest & raised as an only child.

Here's tonight's treasure[?] or whatever...

#adopteelife #actuallyadopted #adopteevoices

One of my new favorite adoptee activities is occasionally taking a silly selfie and sending it to one or both of my known siblings. We don't live near each other so it's the closest I can get to sneaking up on them, scaring them and running away giggling... I'm the eldest & raised as an only child.

Here's tonight's treasure[?] or whatever...

#adopteelife #actuallyadopted #adopteevoices

One of my new favorite adoptee activities is occasionally taking a silly selfie and sending it to one or both of my known siblings. We don't live near each other so it's the closest I can get to sneaking up on them, scaring them and running away giggling... I'm the eldest & raised as an only child.

Here's tonight's treasure[?] or whatever...

#adopteelife #actuallyadopted #adopteevoices

#AdopteesofMastodon #adoptee #adopteevoices :

Do you speak up about adoption online? If so what is it that you're attempting to share or teach other humans about adoption?

So often on mainstream social media, I see my fellow adoptees speaking out. I applaud them. I believe their experiences are 💯 valid no matter how they choose to present it, or whether I agree with them; however, in checking in with myself after reading their posts, I often feel a sense of negativity -- as though I'm walking away from a toxic exchange. I'm uncertain if this is merely social media somehow tainting their message, or if the individuals are simply so hurt by their experiences that the telling of them is a bit much, even for a fellow adoptee.

I wonder if any others are like me in that they believe it entirely possible to share negativity without requiring others to drink the same poison, in a sense??

Would love to see a discussion on this if anyone's open to it.

#AdopteesofMastodon #adoptee #adopteevoices :

Do you speak up about adoption online? If so what is it that you're attempting to share or teach other humans about adoption?

So often on mainstream social media, I see my fellow adoptees speaking out. I applaud them. I believe their experiences are 💯 valid no matter how they choose to present it, or whether I agree with them; however, in checking in with myself after reading their posts, I often feel a sense of negativity -- as though I'm walking away from a toxic exchange. I'm uncertain if this is merely social media somehow tainting their message, or if the individuals are simply so hurt by their experiences that the telling of them is a bit much, even for a fellow adoptee.

I wonder if any others are like me in that they believe it entirely possible to share negativity without requiring others to drink the same poison, in a sense??

Would love to see a discussion on this if anyone's open to it.

#AdopteesofMastodon #adoptee #adopteevoices :

Do you speak up about adoption online? If so what is it that you're attempting to share or teach other humans about adoption?

So often on mainstream social media, I see my fellow adoptees speaking out. I applaud them. I believe their experiences are 💯 valid no matter how they choose to present it, or whether I agree with them; however, in checking in with myself after reading their posts, I often feel a sense of negativity -- as though I'm walking away from a toxic exchange. I'm uncertain if this is merely social media somehow tainting their message, or if the individuals are simply so hurt by their experiences that the telling of them is a bit much, even for a fellow adoptee.

I wonder if any others are like me in that they believe it entirely possible to share negativity without requiring others to drink the same poison, in a sense??

Would love to see a discussion on this if anyone's open to it.

#AdopteesofMastodon #adoptee #adopteevoices :

Do you speak up about adoption online? If so what is it that you're attempting to share or teach other humans about adoption?

So often on mainstream social media, I see my fellow adoptees speaking out. I applaud them. I believe their experiences are 💯 valid no matter how they choose to present it, or whether I agree with them; however, in checking in with myself after reading their posts, I often feel a sense of negativity -- as though I'm walking away from a toxic exchange. I'm uncertain if this is merely social media somehow tainting their message, or if the individuals are simply so hurt by their experiences that the telling of them is a bit much, even for a fellow adoptee.

I wonder if any others are like me in that they believe it entirely possible to share negativity without requiring others to drink the same poison, in a sense??

Would love to see a discussion on this if anyone's open to it.

The family reunion [for my adoptive family] is this weekend. The last time I attended a reunion was probably in 2007. I got married in 2008. I never had a spouse or boyfriend or friend to attend with me. Cousins within my age bracket rarely ever attended & if they did, they either hid away reading a book or were very much better than I at small talk, connecting with distant relatives they probably won't see again till next year. My grandmother was alive & I attended most of the reunions with her. I wanted to. Reunions were typically held at a state park where I could go on brief walks, hikes, play with a camera without making others [or me] feel weird. Late last year, I learned I have biological half-siblings... I'm not going to the a-family reunion this year, though it's been years... it somehow seems so wrong that I would be attending yet another family reunion without my siblings.

#adopteevoices #adoptees #adopteefam #justthoughts #braindump

The family reunion [for my adoptive family] is this weekend. The last time I attended a reunion was probably in 2007. I got married in 2008. I never had a spouse or boyfriend or friend to attend with me. Cousins within my age bracket rarely ever attended & if they did, they either hid away reading a book or were very much better than I at small talk, connecting with distant relatives they probably won't see again till next year. My grandmother was alive & I attended most of the reunions with her. I wanted to. Reunions were typically held at a state park where I could go on brief walks, hikes, play with a camera without making others [or me] feel weird. Late last year, I learned I have biological half-siblings... I'm not going to the a-family reunion this year, though it's been years... it somehow seems so wrong that I would be attending yet another family reunion without my siblings.

#adopteevoices #adoptees #adopteefam #justthoughts #braindump

The family reunion [for my adoptive family] is this weekend. The last time I attended a reunion was probably in 2007. I got married in 2008. I never had a spouse or boyfriend or friend to attend with me. Cousins within my age bracket rarely ever attended & if they did, they either hid away reading a book or were very much better than I at small talk, connecting with distant relatives they probably won't see again till next year. My grandmother was alive & I attended most of the reunions with her. I wanted to. Reunions were typically held at a state park where I could go on brief walks, hikes, play with a camera without making others [or me] feel weird. Late last year, I learned I have biological half-siblings... I'm not going to the a-family reunion this year, though it's been years... it somehow seems so wrong that I would be attending yet another family reunion without my siblings.

#adopteevoices #adoptees #adopteefam #justthoughts #braindump

The family reunion [for my adoptive family] is this weekend. The last time I attended a reunion was probably in 2007. I got married in 2008. I never had a spouse or boyfriend or friend to attend with me. Cousins within my age bracket rarely ever attended & if they did, they either hid away reading a book or were very much better than I at small talk, connecting with distant relatives they probably won't see again till next year. My grandmother was alive & I attended most of the reunions with her. I wanted to. Reunions were typically held at a state park where I could go on brief walks, hikes, play with a camera without making others [or me] feel weird. Late last year, I learned I have biological half-siblings... I'm not going to the a-family reunion this year, though it's been years... it somehow seems so wrong that I would be attending yet another family reunion without my siblings.

#adopteevoices #adoptees #adopteefam #justthoughts #braindump

I finally got 'round to updating my Substack and going to work on posting there more often now.

I've been marveling at how much easier it is to get things done without Meta-based brain clutter.

I've not left Meta -- I may eventually hop on & deactivate accounts. But for now, I've backed away quietly. A big part of this is the fact that I'm in recent reunion with my biological family. I'm an #adoptee -- so not only am I recently in reunion, but several have added me on Facebook & it makes me sad to think of leaving the platform totally behind... feels a little like severing those relationships without giving them half a chance, even though that's not what I'd be doing at all. I will be inviting some of my newly-acquainted first family to other apps where we can do the same things as on Facebook, but I'm taking my time to figure the best way to phrase those invitations.

#adopteechallenges #adopteevoices

I finally got 'round to updating my Substack and going to work on posting there more often now.

I've been marveling at how much easier it is to get things done without Meta-based brain clutter.

I've not left Meta -- I may eventually hop on & deactivate accounts. But for now, I've backed away quietly. A big part of this is the fact that I'm in recent reunion with my biological family. I'm an #adoptee -- so not only am I recently in reunion, but several have added me on Facebook & it makes me sad to think of leaving the platform totally behind... feels a little like severing those relationships without giving them half a chance, even though that's not what I'd be doing at all. I will be inviting some of my newly-acquainted first family to other apps where we can do the same things as on Facebook, but I'm taking my time to figure the best way to phrase those invitations.

#adopteechallenges #adopteevoices

I finally got 'round to updating my Substack and going to work on posting there more often now.

I've been marveling at how much easier it is to get things done without Meta-based brain clutter.

I've not left Meta -- I may eventually hop on & deactivate accounts. But for now, I've backed away quietly. A big part of this is the fact that I'm in recent reunion with my biological family. I'm an #adoptee -- so not only am I recently in reunion, but several have added me on Facebook & it makes me sad to think of leaving the platform totally behind... feels a little like severing those relationships without giving them half a chance, even though that's not what I'd be doing at all. I will be inviting some of my newly-acquainted first family to other apps where we can do the same things as on Facebook, but I'm taking my time to figure the best way to phrase those invitations.

#adopteechallenges #adopteevoices

I finally got 'round to updating my Substack and going to work on posting there more often now.

I've been marveling at how much easier it is to get things done without Meta-based brain clutter.

I've not left Meta -- I may eventually hop on & deactivate accounts. But for now, I've backed away quietly. A big part of this is the fact that I'm in recent reunion with my biological family. I'm an #adoptee -- so not only am I recently in reunion, but several have added me on Facebook & it makes me sad to think of leaving the platform totally behind... feels a little like severing those relationships without giving them half a chance, even though that's not what I'd be doing at all. I will be inviting some of my newly-acquainted first family to other apps where we can do the same things as on Facebook, but I'm taking my time to figure the best way to phrase those invitations.

#adopteechallenges #adopteevoices

#adoptee #adoption #adoptees #adopteevoices #adopteesky #adopteesofbluesky #trafficking #trafficked #displaced #erased #erasure #adoptive #adopter #babyboxes #punishedinutero #prisonadoptee #prisonborn #adopted #adopters #severed 🥚 🧾

Also, I run a feed that picks up people’s posts related to #adoption. It only picks up those posts that contain terms like #adoption #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesky and 🥚 (which you may have seen before). Let me know if you want to be able to post to the feed, or if you have questions about it!

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2sfy6irvmfmnwxe4ouhrrn7a/feed/aaadnim25wkmc

virtually *all* depictions of adoption in mainstream popular culture are given from the point of view of adopters, cater to adopters, flatter adopters, vindicate adopters. These depictions do not complement #adopteevoices, they erase them.

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in response to a request, I took a group photo of a stack of books, mostly by adoptees, that center on or deal with adoption. i have read many more besides—and have given about half of my collection to other adoptees. It represents is a small, growing, and rich literature of #adopteevoices. +

Question for fellow #adoptees in reunion with biological family:

If you're willing, could you talk to me a minute about how you went about opening up to or talking to your first family in the beginning? I've younger half-brothers I'm in the process of getting to know. I'm trying to find the happy medium between over-enthusiasm and a calm reticence.

Thank you in advance. :blobfox_comfy_tea:

#adopteevoices #adopted #actuallyadopted

Question for fellow #adoptees in reunion with biological family:

If you're willing, could you talk to me a minute about how you went about opening up to or talking to your first family in the beginning? I've younger half-brothers I'm in the process of getting to know. I'm trying to find the happy medium between over-enthusiasm and a calm reticence.

Thank you in advance. :blobfox_comfy_tea:

#adopteevoices #adopted #actuallyadopted

Question for fellow #adoptees in reunion with biological family:

If you're willing, could you talk to me a minute about how you went about opening up to or talking to your first family in the beginning? I've younger half-brothers I'm in the process of getting to know. I'm trying to find the happy medium between over-enthusiasm and a calm reticence.

Thank you in advance. :blobfox_comfy_tea:

#adopteevoices #adopted #actuallyadopted

#adoptee #adoption #adoptees #adopteevoices #adopteesky #adopteesofbluesky #trafficking #trafficked #displaced #erased #erasure #adoptive #adopter #babyboxes #punishedinutero #prisonadoptee #prisonborn #adopted #adopters #severed And, sweet and simple (think Stork): 🥚 (5/8)

🥚 To post to the feed, you include one or more of a set of terms, which include: #adoption #adoptee #adopted #adoptees #trafficked #trafficking #displaced #adopteevoices #adopteesky #erase #erased #erasure #adoptive #adopter #babyboxes #punishedinutero #prisonadoptee #prisonborn #adopted #adopters +

You're in. And you can post to my Adoptees of Bluesky feed too if you like! Any post you want there needs to contain a term such as #adoptee #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopted #trafficked #erasure or, my favorite, just the 🥚 The post will still go to all your followers. But also to the feed.

I can add you to my list of accounts that can post to the feed. The only posts that get into the feed are those that contain one or more of: #adoptee #adoption #adoptees #adopteevoices #adopteesky #trafficking #trafficked #displaced #erase #erased #erasure +

Hello Bluesky! I'm bridging this to you from the fediverse.

My interests are #adoptees #AdopteeVoices #genealogy #FamilyHistory #nonfiction #CreativeNonfiction #writing #editing #publishing to name a few. Hope we can connect via Bridgy Fed!

I've just learned about Bridgy Fed to connect to other networks. Read all about it here: https://fed.brid.gy/docs#which-networks

(If you can see this on Bluesky, I'd be grateful for a reply or a like so that I know this worked. Thanks in advance!)

Hello Bluesky! I'm bridging this to you from the fediverse.

My interests are #adoptees #AdopteeVoices #genealogy #FamilyHistory #nonfiction #CreativeNonfiction #writing #editing #publishing to name a few. Hope we can connect via Bridgy Fed!

I've just learned about Bridgy Fed to connect to other networks. Read all about it here: https://fed.brid.gy/docs#which-networks

(If you can see this on Bluesky, I'd be grateful for a reply or a like so that I know this worked. Thanks in advance!)

First of all: to get a post into the feed, it needs to include at least one of the following terms (and please suggest more!): #adoptee #adoption #adoptees #adopteevoices #adopteesky #trafficking #trafficked #displaced #erased #erasure #adoptive #adopte #babyboxes 🥚

animals & hoards guns. & me? I’ve spent 10s of 1000s of dollars in therapy, trying to repair the damage done to me by my adopters & the industry that cheerfully sold me to monsters. For profit.

The next time you feel compelled to blindly praise #adoption (or adopters), pls think of me. & my adoptive brother. & all the adoptees silently bearing their grief, confusion, trauma & abuse. & all those who didn't--or won't--survive it. /end

#AdopteeVoices

animals & hoards guns. & me? I’ve spent 10s of 1000s of dollars in therapy, trying to repair the damage done to me by my adopters & the industry that cheerfully sold me to monsters. For profit.

The next time you feel compelled to blindly praise #adoption (or adopters), pls think of me. & my adoptive brother. & all the adoptees silently bearing their grief, confusion, trauma & abuse. & all those who didn't--or won't--survive it. /end

#AdopteeVoices

animals & hoards guns. & me? I’ve spent 10s of 1000s of dollars in therapy, trying to repair the damage done to me by my adopters & the industry that cheerfully sold me to monsters. For profit.

The next time you feel compelled to blindly praise #adoption (or adopters), pls think of me. & my adoptive brother. & all the adoptees silently bearing their grief, confusion, trauma & abuse. & all those who didn't--or won't--survive it. /end

#AdopteeVoices

animals & hoards guns. & me? I’ve spent 10s of 1000s of dollars in therapy, trying to repair the damage done to me by my adopters & the industry that cheerfully sold me to monsters. For profit.

The next time you feel compelled to blindly praise #adoption (or adopters), pls think of me. & my adoptive brother. & all the adoptees silently bearing their grief, confusion, trauma & abuse. & all those who didn't--or won't--survive it. /end

#AdopteeVoices

I have added #adopteesky to the list of terms people on my adoptees list can use to send a skeet into the Adoptees of Bluesky feed. The others (as a reminder): #adoption #adoptee #adoptees #adopteevoices and 🥚

Dear Adoptee,
May you always remember that your truth is worthy of being heard; your pain is deserving of acknowledgment; & your story matters enough to be held with the utmost care. Today & every day.
@MarcelllaMoslow
#AdopteeRemembranceDay #AdopteeVoices #Adoption

Dear Adoptee,
May you always remember that your truth is worthy of being heard; your pain is deserving of acknowledgment; & your story matters enough to be held with the utmost care. Today & every day.
@MarcelllaMoslow
#AdopteeRemembranceDay #AdopteeVoices #Adoption

Dear Adoptee,
May you always remember that your truth is worthy of being heard; your pain is deserving of acknowledgment; & your story matters enough to be held with the utmost care. Today & every day.
@MarcelllaMoslow
#AdopteeRemembranceDay #AdopteeVoices #Adoption

Dear Adoptee,
May you always remember that your truth is worthy of being heard; your pain is deserving of acknowledgment; & your story matters enough to be held with the utmost care. Today & every day.
@MarcelllaMoslow
#AdopteeRemembranceDay #AdopteeVoices #Adoption

On #AdopteeRemembranceDay, I’ll share a link to Pound Puppy Legacy’s Adoptee Memorial Wall, which is dedicated to adoptees lost to suicide or murdered in their adoptive families.

Sadly, it honors only a small fraction of them—there are so many more.

Please take a moment out of your day to think of them & wish their souls comfort & peace. #Adoption #AdopteeVoices https://adopteememorialwall.wordpress.com/

On #AdopteeRemembranceDay, I’ll share a link to Pound Puppy Legacy’s Adoptee Memorial Wall, which is dedicated to adoptees lost to suicide or murdered in their adoptive families.

Sadly, it honors only a small fraction of them—there are so many more.

Please take a moment out of your day to think of them & wish their souls comfort & peace. #Adoption #AdopteeVoices https://adopteememorialwall.wordpress.com/

On #AdopteeRemembranceDay, I’ll share a link to Pound Puppy Legacy’s Adoptee Memorial Wall, which is dedicated to adoptees lost to suicide or murdered in their adoptive families.

Sadly, it honors only a small fraction of them—there are so many more.

Please take a moment out of your day to think of them & wish their souls comfort & peace. #Adoption #AdopteeVoices https://adopteememorialwall.wordpress.com/

On #AdopteeRemembranceDay, I’ll share a link to Pound Puppy Legacy’s Adoptee Memorial Wall, which is dedicated to adoptees lost to suicide or murdered in their adoptive families.

Sadly, it honors only a small fraction of them—there are so many more.

Please take a moment out of your day to think of them & wish their souls comfort & peace. #Adoption #AdopteeVoices https://adopteememorialwall.wordpress.com/

Oct 30 is Adoptee Remembrance Day. What is it about? ARD exists to raise public awareness of crimes against adoptees by adoptive parents/families, an action that mainstream media rarely recognizes. It also functions to raise awareness of adoptee suicide, shining a light on a difficult topic.

On Oct 30, we remember those adoptees lost to abuse, murder, suicide, & erasure & lift up the voices of adoptees who wish for a platform to speak honestly about their experiences. #AdopteeVoices #Adoption

Oct 30 is Adoptee Remembrance Day. What is it about? ARD exists to raise public awareness of crimes against adoptees by adoptive parents/families, an action that mainstream media rarely recognizes. It also functions to raise awareness of adoptee suicide, shining a light on a difficult topic.

On Oct 30, we remember those adoptees lost to abuse, murder, suicide, & erasure & lift up the voices of adoptees who wish for a platform to speak honestly about their experiences. #AdopteeVoices #Adoption

Oct 30 is Adoptee Remembrance Day. What is it about? ARD exists to raise public awareness of crimes against adoptees by adoptive parents/families, an action that mainstream media rarely recognizes. It also functions to raise awareness of adoptee suicide, shining a light on a difficult topic.

On Oct 30, we remember those adoptees lost to abuse, murder, suicide, & erasure & lift up the voices of adoptees who wish for a platform to speak honestly about their experiences. #AdopteeVoices #Adoption

Oct 30 is Adoptee Remembrance Day. What is it about? ARD exists to raise public awareness of crimes against adoptees by adoptive parents/families, an action that mainstream media rarely recognizes. It also functions to raise awareness of adoptee suicide, shining a light on a difficult topic.

On Oct 30, we remember those adoptees lost to abuse, murder, suicide, & erasure & lift up the voices of adoptees who wish for a platform to speak honestly about their experiences. #AdopteeVoices #Adoption

As adoptees we stand united w/ our community to honor the memory of those we have lost to suicide, abuse, & systems that have failed to care for us; while offering support to one another in our struggle for our own rights still unrecognized by society.
#Adoption #AdopteeVoices #AdopteeRemembranceDay

As adoptees we stand united w/ our community to honor the memory of those we have lost to suicide, abuse, & systems that have failed to care for us; while offering support to one another in our struggle for our own rights still unrecognized by society.
#Adoption #AdopteeVoices #AdopteeRemembranceDay

As adoptees we stand united w/ our community to honor the memory of those we have lost to suicide, abuse, & systems that have failed to care for us; while offering support to one another in our struggle for our own rights still unrecognized by society.
#Adoption #AdopteeVoices #AdopteeRemembranceDay

As adoptees we stand united w/ our community to honor the memory of those we have lost to suicide, abuse, & systems that have failed to care for us; while offering support to one another in our struggle for our own rights still unrecognized by society.
#Adoption #AdopteeVoices #AdopteeRemembranceDay

“In 2022, at age 53, McNulty learned he was the child of MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson. Getting to that revelation involved a long, twisting saga of family secrets, DNA tests, genealogical detective work & one lucky remark overheard on a golf course.” #Adoption #AdopteeVoices https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2024/10/17/how-son-of-mc5-drummer-dennis-thompson-found-the-dad-he-never-knew/75577191007/