By Tom Rees, on August 20th, 2010%
The article I have written voices my disagreement with the bulk of thinking by a writer named Laurie Couture. What follows is one of her statements about how awful it is that childrens’ rights are ignored. The author goes on to suggest that if children had all the rights they should have and we could meet all their needs (i.e a world of no spanking, no traditional school discipline, etc) – it would likely result… Read More
. . . → Read More: Raising a Child Perfectly Does NOT Guarantee a Perfect Child
By Tom Rees, on August 11th, 2010%
I needed my counselor to help convince my mother that a relationship with my birth mother could be a very healthy thing for me. My mother’s initial response after I met her (my birth mother) and indicated I wanted to stay in touch was “why would you want to… Read More
. . . → Read More: Adoption Follow-up: Message to Parents of Adoptees
By Tom Rees, on August 11th, 2010%
I wrote the following in response to someone’s comments in an adoption group I am a member of on Linked In, commenting on how adoption affects people throughout their lives in some cases:
I, too am adopted and have reunited with my birth mother — who ended up marrying my birth father and having two more kids –so I have a full brother and a full sister. My birth father died before I found them.… Read More
. . . → Read More: Adoption — At 50 years old I still have residual feelings
By Tom Rees, on May 16th, 2010%
When I look at the adopted kids I know or knew and look at the number of them that have died or had severe problems it is so out of balance with non-adopted people I know there has got to be another explanation. Well, if you were adopted and are having problems, maybe the following paper contains some answers. If you were adopted, this is meant to soothe your questions, not stir up more of… Read More
. . . → Read More: The Surprising Correllation Between Adoption and Mood Disorders/Addiction
By Tom Rees, on December 8th, 2009%
Just as a “normal person” — if there is such a person — might have come home after work that day and said “Honey, I just had a rough day”, or told a buddy that Friday “Man, I had a rough week”, there was a day I was saying to whomever I could find who would listen, albeit tongue in cheek, “Man, I’ve had a rough eight years”. But I meant it. Still hospitalized, I… Read More
. . . → Read More: The unseen link between depression, anxiety and addiction.
By Tom Rees, on November 21st, 2009%
My response to a group invitation; Nov., 2009
My name is Tom Rees and I have been invited to introduce myself to the group. All of life’s other “stuff” you can find on my Linked page; I joined you all because I was adopted at birth and thought it would be interesting to share with other adoptees or people in the field.
I was 6 years old when I understood what adoption meant.… Read More
. . . → Read More: Adoption and My First Anxiety Attack
