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👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Please, please, please think about the words used around adoption. And stop saying “gave up for adoption.” How would you feel if you were an adoptee and that phrase was used to describe your birth mother’s c…

STOP Saying “Give Up For Adoption”

A.J. Cralle (she, her)

May 17

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Word choice matters. Yes, AJ!

A A McRae

Written by A A McRae

I am a teacher, parent, cookie-baking experimenter, library enthusiast, and all-around bookworm. Twitter and Instagram: @aamcraewrites

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