Rebekkah | "I Could Have Parented"

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Rebekkah | "I Could Have Parented"

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33 minutes

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Mar 7, 2022

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Rebekkah was adopted by her stepfather as a child. She placed her daughter for adoption as a young adult. She talks about racism, the importance of education in adoption, adoption language, and other thoughts as a birth mom, and shares her story with raw vulnerability.

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Mar 7, 2022

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Rebekkah | "I Could Have Parented"

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