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Shannon Quist
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Author of Rose’s Locket and Mirrors Made of Ink | PhD Student | Adoptee 💀✨🌈
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ryan dobson and his adopter, james dobson, on a podcast called Family Life Today (2006)

ryan is the goodest adoptee aren't you boy. yes you are! oh yes you are!! 🥚
Bob: Did you have any concerns that, as parent often do, that you might not be able to love an adopted child? James: No, we wanted another child so much that I don’t think that was every a real concern. You know, like every other parent, we didn’t know what all the implications were. We didn’t know how an adopted child will feel as he grows older about being adopted when there is a biological child in the family, but, Ryan, if I read you right, that has never been one second’s problem. Ryan: Oh, for me, no. No, that was never – you know, someone asked me recently did I have an identity crisis because of the adoption? I said, “No, I think being a Dobson took care of anything that I may have had in that regard.” You know, I’ve had a lot of friends who are adopted, seek out their birth parents and, I’ll be honest, it rarely goes well. And for a very good reason – you’ve got to think about it logically. My birth mom was 17, and when she found out she was pregnant, she wasn’t even dating the guy any longer. Really, 35 years later, 36 years later, does she want me to open that wound again? Maybe, maybe not, but that’s got to be her choice, and I’m okay with it. I’ve got a great family, I’ve got great friends, I’ve got a wife. I have a sense of belonging, I know who I am, and how could you feel abandoned?
August 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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James Dobson is finally dead and I feel so freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
August 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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PhD student and adoptee Shannon Quist challenges the harmful idea that adoption is a solution to abortion, a dangerous narrative gaining ground as abortion access becomes more restricted in the U.S. 🥚
Would You Rather? A Conversation on Adoption & Abortion | Shannon Quist | TEDxTWU
PhD student and adoptee Shannon Quist discusses the consequences of the push for adoption as an answer to unwanted pregnancies now that access to abortion is systematically being taken away in the…
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August 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Before I say anything at all about myself (and I will!), please enjoy my latest accomplishment: youtu.be/OTCJkLywrD8
Would You Rather? A Conversation on Adoption & Abortion | Shannon Quist | TEDxTWU
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August 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM