Anonymous
Post 01/30/2019 02:49     Subject: Re:Three Identical Strangers - anyone seen it yet?
I really don’t understand why Yale and the Jewish Family Services organization can just continue to deny them access to the research findings. Couldn’t they go to court?
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2019 18:18     Subject: Re:Three Identical Strangers - anyone seen it yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Look. The point of the story is that nothing the father did would have made any difference. Schizophrenia is on a spectrum. All the brothers are suffering from it to varying degrees. One of the other brothers (still alive) was hospitalized with mental illness. The study was done to see if schizophrenia is genetically predetermined or not.

I think Yale buried the study because sadly the answer is probably yes--and that fact would be too disturbing for the subjects to discover and perhaps society at large as well.


How do you know this? The movie did not say this definitively.


The movie only talks about the three being treated for depression.


For the triplets yes but for the female twins who were also separated they talked about their birth parent having schizophrenia, etc.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2019 18:03     Subject: Re:Three Identical Strangers - anyone seen it yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Look. The point of the story is that nothing the father did would have made any difference. Schizophrenia is on a spectrum. All the brothers are suffering from it to varying degrees. One of the other brothers (still alive) was hospitalized with mental illness. The study was done to see if schizophrenia is genetically predetermined or not.

I think Yale buried the study because sadly the answer is probably yes--and that fact would be too disturbing for the subjects to discover and perhaps society at large as well.


How do you know this? The movie did not say this definitively.


The movie only talks about the three being treated for depression.


DP here - true that doc only addresses depression in kids but it also alludes to serious mental health issues in family background of birth families. Brutally sad documentary. I agree wi PPs that it was unconscionable the manipulation of these children and their families by Yale & the Jewish Family Services agency, as well as the horrid portrayal of the father of the <SPOILER ALERT> triplet who ended up killing himself. I watched this over Xmas and it still troubles me....
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2019 17:37     Subject: Re:Three Identical Strangers - anyone seen it yet?
Look. The point of the story is that nothing the father did would have made any difference. Schizophrenia is on a spectrum. All the brothers are suffering from it to varying degrees. One of the other brothers (still alive) was hospitalized with mental illness. The study was done to see if schizophrenia is genetically predetermined or not.

I think Yale buried the study because sadly the answer is probably yes--and that fact would be too disturbing for the subjects to discover and perhaps society at large as well.


How do you know this? The movie did not say this definitively.


The movie only talks about the three being treated for depression.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2019 17:34     Subject: Re:Three Identical Strangers - anyone seen it yet?
Look. The point of the story is that nothing the father did would have made any difference. Schizophrenia is on a spectrum. All the brothers are suffering from it to varying degrees. One of the other brothers (still alive) was hospitalized with mental illness. The study was done to see if schizophrenia is genetically predetermined or not.

I think Yale buried the study because sadly the answer is probably yes--and that fact would be too disturbing for the subjects to discover and perhaps society at large as well.


How do you know this? The movie did not say this definitively.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2019 15:01     Subject: Re:Three Identical Strangers - anyone seen it yet?
Look. The point of the story is that nothing the father did would have made any difference. Schizophrenia is on a spectrum. All the brothers are suffering from it to varying degrees. One of the other brothers (still alive) was hospitalized with mental illness. The study was done to see if schizophrenia is genetically predetermined or not.

I think Yale buried the study because sadly the answer is probably yes--and that fact would be too disturbing for the subjects to discover and perhaps society at large as well.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2019 14:47     Subject: Three Identical Strangers - anyone seen it yet?
Anonymous wrote:I couldn’t believe even their younger sisters were all placed with each family as part of the study design. That’s got to mess with your head wondering how much of your life was “designed” and how different (or not) you may have turned out depending on which family you were placed with.


It was their older sisters, allegedly so they could study the parenting styles.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2019 13:38     Subject: Three Identical Strangers - anyone seen it yet?
I couldn’t believe even their younger sisters were all placed with each family as part of the study design. That’s got to mess with your head wondering how much of your life was “designed” and how different (or not) you may have turned out depending on which family you were placed with.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2019 18:49     Subject: Re:Three Identical Strangers - anyone seen it yet?
Anonymous wrote:
This kind of stuff happens all the time where siblings get split up to meet the parents needs.


No, this doesn’t happen all the time. WTF are you talking about?

The adoption agency colluded with the scientists to separate several sets of multiples and then examine and test them for years for their own personal career curiosity. Watch the entire documentary. None of the adoptive parents were told anything. And Yale University and the Jewish Children’s organization are withholding all the information. There are still people out there that were in the study that have no idea they are a multiple. The scientists are smug it’s awful. The entire thing should have been illlegal.


The attitude of the two people they interviewed was very odd. The one scientist seemed deranged--that crazy laughter?--and the woman (assistant) didn't seem very contrite at all.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2019 18:39     Subject: Three Identical Strangers - anyone seen it yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This kind of stuff happens all the time where siblings get split up to meet the parents needs.


No, this doesn’t happen all the time. WTF are you talking about?

The adoption agency colluded with the scientists to separate several sets of multiples and then examine and test them for years for their own personal career curiosity. Watch the entire documentary. None of the adoptive parents were told anything. And Yale University and the Jewish Children’s organization are withholding all the information. There are still people out there that were in the study that have no idea they are a multiple. The scientists are smug it’s awful. The entire thing should have been illlegal.


How in the world was it NOT illegal?
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2019 18:33     Subject: Re:Three Identical Strangers - anyone seen it yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I didn't like the way they insinuated that the one father was to blame for what happened to his son. There was no evidence of this...and here the poor dad agreed to be interviewed for the film. I wonder how he feels about the end product.


I totally agree! Thought that was horrible and cruel.


He also seemed very sad about his son’s death and felt guilty that he may have contributed to his son’s unhappiness.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2019 18:31     Subject: Three Identical Strangers - anyone seen it yet?
Anonymous wrote:This kind of stuff happens all the time where siblings get split up to meet the parents needs.


No, this doesn’t happen all the time. WTF are you talking about?

The adoption agency colluded with the scientists to separate several sets of multiples and then examine and test them for years for their own personal career curiosity. Watch the entire documentary. None of the adoptive parents were told anything. And Yale University and the Jewish Children’s organization are withholding all the information. There are still people out there that were in the study that have no idea they are a multiple. The scientists are smug it’s awful. The entire thing should have been illlegal.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2019 18:15     Subject: Three Identical Strangers - anyone seen it yet?
This kind of stuff happens all the time where siblings get split up to meet the parents needs.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2019 18:13     Subject: Re:Three Identical Strangers - anyone seen it yet?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I didn't like the way they insinuated that the one father was to blame for what happened to his son. There was no evidence of this...and here the poor dad agreed to be interviewed for the film. I wonder how he feels about the end product.


I totally agree! Thought that was horrible and cruel.


Did one of them die?

What happened?

Anonymous
Post 01/28/2019 10:19     Subject: Three Identical Strangers - anyone seen it yet?
It’s so cruel.