Patricia Meyer

#BlackMarketBaby sold w/o papers, #amquerying #Memoir #Reunited | #Blog #AdoptionReunion #adopteevoices #Adoptee #LGBTQ

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

I'm giving away 100 free ebook copies right now through Booktrovert's Anniversary Sweepstakes. One week only, and I'd love for you to read it. #MemoirReads #NonfictionReads #BookGiveaway
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[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

Coercion of first mothers in adoption doesn't get talked about enough. I discussed this on @AJStream's baby boxes episode. When mothers don't have real choices or full information, that's not consent - it's coercion. #adoption #AdoptionReform #FirstMothers

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

Coercion of first mothers in adoption doesn't get talked about enough. I discussed this on @AJStream's baby boxes episode. When mothers don't have real choices or full information, that's not consent - it's coercion. #adoption #AdoptionReform #FirstMothers

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

My concern for first mothers who feel leaving a baby in a box is their only option. I discussed this on @AJStream. Why does someone feel this is their only choice? What support systems failed them? #FirstMothers #ReproductiveJustice #adoption #babyboxes

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

Clip 3 - Domestic demand for babies is driving US adoption policy in ways most don't realize. I discussed this on @AJStream's baby boxes episode. When we treat babies as commodities to meet demand, we lose sight of what adoption should be. #AdoptionReform #adoptee #adoptact #adoption

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

The lack of governmental oversight in adoption is how cases like mine happen. I discussed this on @AJStream's baby boxes episode. When there's no accountability, adoptees & birth families pay the price. #AdoptionReform #AdopteeVoices

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

I shared my black market adoption story on @AJStream's baby boxes episode. I wasn't a baby box baby, but my story shows why we need honest conversations about adoption oversight and what happens when protections fail. #Adoption #AdopteeVoices

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

Stay tuned for my interview with @AJEnglish talking #babyboxes.

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

"So excited to have been a part of this panel! @AJEnglish @thestream with @StefanieDekker to talk about #babyboxes and the state of #adoption in the US.

The episode will go live in about a week (date and time coming soon). When it does, head over to The Stream online to watch it and even hear a bit of the story behind my upcoming book, Patricia Knight Meyer, Author & Speaker's Wonderland: A Black Market Baby's Rise from the Rabbit Hole.

#Adoption #BabyBoxes #adoptionjourney #BlackMarketBaby #AlJazeera #thestream #babybox #birthmothers #adoptee #blackmarketbaby #adoptionstats #childtraffickingawareness

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

Recipe for invisibility: 1 predatory attorney + 1 alcoholic mother + 1 500-pound father + 1 trafficked infant = a black market baby who grew up to reclaim her name. WONDERLAND: 91K 4 x Shortlister, autobio novel / memoir. #unhingedpit

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

Adoption reunion at 40: I thought I had it figured out. I was so wrong.
Birth father: 11 amazing years ✨ Birth mother: Had to cut contact 💔
6 of 11 hard-learned tips: ✅ Get therapy FIRST ✅ Expect different reactions
✅ Trust your instincts ✅ Set clear boundaries ✅ You owe nothing beyond respect ✅ Some don't work out - that's OK #adoption #adoptee #adoptionreunion
Full guide: https://t.co/uLEKGL7v5f

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

Just learned my story “Infant Of” - about my last talk with my #adoptive mother about wanting to search for my #birthmother was shortlisted for The Letter Review Prize for NonFiction. It is an excerpt from my forthcoming #memoir - Thank you The Letter Review. https://t.co/vraKxKdzsD #adoptee #adoptionstory #adoptionjourney #adopteerights #adoption

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

@KristaVanDolzer Will do. Which pitch events are coming up?

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

@AuthorGoodwin I am a memoirist and recently my brother told me to “stop living in the past”

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

This past March, I attended my first #AWP conference in Los Angeles, where I came away with a bag of new books by #adoptees or with #adoption 🥚themes, each of which I highlight here in this list of Eggcellent Adoption Books for Spring Reading post --> https://t.co/9cyykCuVcG...

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Loose Roots on Braver Collective: https://t.co/X0eMh8X6HO

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

What Child Adoption Can Learn from Pet Adoption Practices? Claude AI has some interesting answers. https://t.co/x5w0TUBUPU

[Patricia Meyer @MyAdoptedLife]

@tamarafarache Thank you!