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There But For Fortune Go I

May 1, 2020
#adoption childhood drugs there but for fortune

There But For Fortune Go I When I sense the isolation imposed on the world during this Covid-19 crisis, I have to reflect on...

Adoption Blog Yesteryear

Adoption: The Grandad

May 1, 2019
#adoption grandfather Paedophile

At ten days old, I was adopted into a family of strict Baptists, Elsie the mother, Frank the father, John my adoptive brother, nearly...

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Adoption – Emotional Relief

June 1, 2018
#adoption discipline family roots parents

In the wake of the recent royal wedding, and the dissimilar dynastic backgrounds of the participants, my thoughts were unavoidably channelled towards my own...

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Letter to my late adoptive mother

September 1, 2017
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Dear Elsie! You clung to life with such obstinate tenacity, which defied that apparent carnal incapacity you enjoyed throughout your long-drawn-out life. Such weakness...

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Adoption: Belonging

August 1, 2017
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As a young child in school, we had a quaint little ritual of writing in books, «this book belongs to …………». Everyone did it,...

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Adoption: The Painful Journey

April 1, 2017
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A huge chunk of humanity has been raised by one or more biological parent, for better or for worse. Others who were relocated elsewhere...

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Adoption – Elephants

December 1, 2016
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Of all the creatures in this universe, the ones I most revere are the elephants. Their majestic composure is simply magnificent to behold, and...

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