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> I told him I thought my friend (whom I've mentioned here before) was predisposed to addiction on account of her being adopted How on earth does that follow?
by oldcynic 9y ago
> I told him I thought my friend (whom I've mentioned here before) was predisposed to addiction on account of her being adopted
How on earth does that follow? Adoption, in and of itself, is not an "adverse childhood experience". You seem to be equating it with abuse, which it clearly isn't.
- tcj_phx 9y agoThe fetus imprints its mother's voice. Searching for that brings up lots of relevant links, such as How a mother’s voice shapes her baby’s developing brain, https://aeon.co/ideas/how-a-mother-s-voice-shapes-her-baby-s-developing-brain https://aeon.co/ideas/how-a-mother-s-voice-shapes-her-baby-s... Some children are fine after getting adopted. Others have issues. For example, the adoptive parents of the recent Florida school shooter tried to get their adopted son help, but he never did well, and apparently completely fell apart after his adopted mother passed away.
- danieltillett 9y agoThe children up for adoption are not drawn at random from the population.