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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you were adopted, you grew up with a family, no?  I think you need therapy to deal with your immature anger. Your fantasy will not result in a revamp of the culture, you know that right? [/quote]

I did nothing wrong. I WAS wronged.  Why do you defend these idiots? I grew up without my siblings and cousins, aunts and uncles.[/quote]

You're right that you did nothing wrong. But don't you have siblings and cousins, aunts and uncles from your adopted family? Why are you discounting them?  I'm not defending baptists who shame women for getting pregnant outside of marriage yet being against abortions. I'm just saying you walking into their church as an out-of-town stranger and sharing your story will just not create the change you want - they'll just think you ungrateful for the adoptive family you were given and they'll be sad for you and think you need to pray to Jesus more or something like that. [/quote]

This is the thing they don't tell you about adoption. You are accepted into your immediate family. But once your parents pass, it’s easy to find yourself out of the club.

Several cousins keep in touch through Facebook. That is about it.[/quote]

Yes, this is true. My parents died,  aunts and uncles,too- basically my entire  extended family disappeared. Likes on FB, and a FB birthday  greeting... that's it. Until someone dies,  and there's a funeral, we won't be in touch much. No one's mad, but thet have their  own nuclear family orbit now. [/quote]

This isn’t unique to adoption. Once my dad’s parents died, he never sees a couple of his siblings. It’s been years. An occasional email is exchanged. Like above no one is mad, but no one makes an effort. Most aunts/uncles are dead, & he already had almost no contact with his cousins for decades.  [/quote]

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