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Maxine Thompson, author of Novel, No Pockets in a Shroud, Debunks Myths about Adoption

Do teenagers who are forced to give their child up for adoption suffer more psychological damage than adults who give up a child of their own free will?

When a parent forces adoption (or abortion,) does it satisfy their own guilt and shame or is it for the best interest of the child?

Is forcing a minor mother to give her child away the same as rape, in the sense of taking away a person's power and constitutional rights?

Can an adoptive child feel loved the same way as a blood child?

Why did the adoptees launch the adoption reunion movement?

Are adoption reunions healthy?

You will learn solutions as there are milestones to a reunion between adoptees and birth parents.

How do you get beyond the 5 stages of grief, to the point of acceptance?

Should a birthparent let a child given away for adoption hold you hostage to the past?

Can you free yourself, therefore free your child?

Should you expect that a reunion will be smooth?

How do you bond to children you did not raise?

How do the new family dynamics play out when the adoption was once a family secret?

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