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My review of Children Like Us by Brittany Penner – Exploring Native American Adoption Stories #booksky #adoption #adoptionissues #adoptionstories #ARCreads #bookreview #memoir #NativeAmericans

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Book Review: Children Like Us by Brittany Penner – Exploring Native American Adoption Storiesopinions, ideas, thoughts, & reviews
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Post Hill Press, and author Brittany Penner for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased review…
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July 23, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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A Massachusetts Appeals Court is set to determine the fate of a 16-year-old in foster care, as parents challenge their unfitness ruling and the adoption goal, raising questions about the child's voice in the process.

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Appeals Court hears argument in DCF permanency dispute; lawyers debate adoption goal for teen
Counsel for parents and the Department of Children and Families disputed whether the probate court properly found the parents unfit and whether an adoption goal was appropriate for a teenager who had been in foster care; the child’s attorney said the youth would veto adoption. Court will decide later.
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June 5, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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April 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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New essay up: Understanding Adoption Stigmas in Political Memes #adoptees #adoption #adoptionissues #adoptionstories #identitypolitics #MAGA #Opinion #politics

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Understanding Adoption Stigmas in Political Memesopinions, ideas, thoughts, & reviews
Anyone who knows me knows I have little patience for the current occupant of the White House as well as all that he and his fellow Republicans currently represent. I know this period will go down a…
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March 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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? for the adopted community - have you ever thought about your identity and how it was formed with regards to your adopted family dynamics? Personally,mine was under constant critique. The nature/nurture argument constantly used against me. I am curious about others experiences? 🥚
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January 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM