“You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend.” - Bruce Lee Listen Here: https://shows.acast.com/two-lucky-bds/episodes/s1-e19-the-ways-of-water Released on October 10th, 2021 (run time 50m) this episode was the final episode of Season One as we drew to a conclusion our discussions of the book Tree of Strangers. Like every episode in the season, it went all over the place. It started with a discussion about Adoptee Awareness Month (the month of October) and the memes that Lance has been creating as a lead into the month. A new meme is loaded each day on our FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/twoluckybs Technically there is no such thing as Adoptee Awareness Month, but rather the idea for it sprung out of Adoption Awareness Month (which is largely the creation of the adoption industry in the United States to highlight adoption as a way of creating family). Many adopted people around the world decided to reclaim the month as a way of raising awareness of the impacts of adoption. If you are interested in supporting this idea, then you can purchase some great Adoptee Awareness merchandise here: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/63789779 Or for specific 2021 themed products check them out here: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/90769601
As the episode continued Sande also reflected on the way that reading the book has helped to change her views of adoption, and to consider some of the positive aspects of it in her life (a view that might be controversial to some). The conversation then moved to the controversial topic, the Adopted Child Syndrome. One academic article which explores this topic can be see here: smith.pdf What follows is a lengthy and robust conversation regards the efficacy of Adopted Child Syndrome, and also the changes that can occur in our personal views of adoption as we reflect on it, do work on it, or explore it in new ways. The episode, which also commemorates one year of the Two Lucky B*#%*@ds podcast, ended as we wrapped up Season One and explored what Season Two will look like. Season two will have a different feel, as we consider some of the big issues of adoption. So stay tuned.
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