Seeing this makes me happy 🙂

given any prevailing social and political climate, there are always hegemonic attitudes that forbid the discussion of certain basic ethical questions, and i believe that the identity crime at the heart of #adoption is one of them—and has been for at least 80 years in the USA.

Yes, Elon is a huge pos. He makes Trump look less awful.

I found this on fb. I think Dr. Zubov is legit, but I can’t vouch for her personally. I did see in her feed that she recently left W-S Univ.

Your approach is very mature and reasonable. You’re setting yourself up for less upset simply by having that attitude. I can tell you from my own experience that even in good reunions (like mine), there’s still a lot of baggage, unfortunately.

I’m so glad to hear it! Use that journal to your advantage. ❤️

BINGO

My best advice to anyone (myself included) is:
take it slow! I tend to jump in with both feet, forgetting that my perspective is verrry different from everyone else’s.
I find that journalling reeeeally helps, and I wish I’d started doing it sooner in life.

Good luck to you—I hope all goes well. It’s a lot to process!