Truth, Lies & Siblings’ Rights

A child of teen pregnancy and adoption who others pretend doesn’t exist.

Violet Bee
Nov 7 · 3 min read

I have two sisters.

I’ve never met them; they do not know I exist.

As a child of teen parents, adopted as an infant, I am an uncomfortable secret, hidden in plain sight. My birth mother has chosen to have no contact, though it was offered…

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Violet Bee

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Working on Permaculture approaches to the compounding problems of climate change, ecological and civilizational collapse. Parenting with Radical Hope.

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