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R is for Revisiting “Sorry For Any Inconvenience”– UM’s Most Popular Post
adoption, reunion, reform, Reality Dear Readers, I have been dealing with elderly parent issues over the last four or five days, and travelling to do so. I am finding it hard to post. This is the most...
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Overdue Apologies
One country down, how many to go… Australia’s Roman Catholic Church apologizes for its adoption policies in the 60′s Filed under: Adoption, adoption agencies Tagged: adoption, adoption agencies,...
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Dan Rather Reports: Adoption or Abduction!
Dan Rather will be reporting on adoption practices in the 60′s. Slowly it is all starting to come out in Canada and the U.S. What happened to many of us and our children wasn’t right. There have been...
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De-constructing Adoption: Dan Rather Reports
There is an excellent post at The Declassified Adoptee about reacting to the Dan Rather Reports that I discussed in UM’s last post. There are many aspects to adoption. People need to separate them...
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Am I reading this wrong??
I saw this sign posted on the bulletin board at the public library. I didn't understand the reference to siblings.
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Dan Rather’s Report “Adoption or Abduction!” nominated for an Emmy
Another update of a post from a while back. Dan Rather’s Report on Adoption Practices just got nominated for an Emmy. This was the original post. Dan Rather will be reporting on adoption practices in...
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Some Thoughts on Seeing Philomena
I must confess I went to see Philomena almost out of a sense of duty. I said to my husband, "Let's just go and get this over with." I'd read the reports of non-stop tears. For many reasons I wasn't...
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Conventional Wisdom ’60′s Style – Unwed Mothers and Adoption “Choice”
Read 'em and weep! Quotes about unmarried and pregnant young women and adoption from the "60's.
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Recently a committee of the Senate held hearings and received submissions on post-war adoption practices in Canada. Origins Canada travelled to Ottawa and spoke of the numerous rights violations that...
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The irony of these statements from religious organizations is not lost on those of us who lost a child to adoption. Family Separation and the Church Advertisements
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