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The Suicide Police: Harm Disguised As Help | Mad In America

I wiped away tears and stared down at a deep gash in my arm as I typed. What I wrote would eventually become a blog post about my struggles…

Aug 22

The Suicide Police: Harm Disguised As Help | Mad In America

Aug 22

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Stop Weaponizing Adopted People For Your Anti-Choice Agenda

On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, adoptees have some thoughts

Jan 22, 2022

Stop Weaponizing Adopted People For Your Anti-Choice Agenda

Jan 22, 2022

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Parenting Is A Privilege, Not A Right

And family preservation is a moral obligation

May 8, 2021

Parenting Is A Privilege, Not A Right

May 8, 2021

Vows for Wedding Guests

Dearly beloved,

Aug 22

Vows for Wedding Guests

Aug 22

Words With Friends

With Benefits?

Apr 29

Words With Friends

Apr 29

Pic Me

Line your eyes with crocodile tears

Apr 29

Pic Me

Apr 29

My Blue Origins

An adoptee’s reentry does not guarantee safe landing

Aug 19, 2021

My Blue Origins

Aug 19, 2021

Starve, Shrink, Speak

Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to take up space

Aug 11, 2021

Starve, Shrink, Speak

Aug 11, 2021

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Resistance Poetry

Half a Gram

An eighth of a teaspoon

Jul 9, 2021

Half a Gram

Jul 9, 2021

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Pets and Animals

An Ode to Zany

Reflections from an adoptee on the complex emotions in animal rescue work and adoption

Mar 11, 2021

An Ode to Zany

Mar 11, 2021

Michele Merritt

Michele Merritt

Philosophy professor. Adoptee. Advocate. Activist. Marathon swimmer. Cheese consumer. I write about dogs a lot. michelemerritt.com

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