And my heart is with him. Wherever you are Michael, I wish you peace. The end to all your confusion. The end to all your pain. Pain I understand. I wish for love and light to embrace you. Forever. You deserve no less. Very rarely, when an Adoptee takes his or her life, does it make major headlines, and thanks to the Adoption Industry, the statistics pertaining to Adoptee suicide are downplayed, if not hidden, because many Adoptees have ended their lives due to the pain of Closed Adoption Records and the discrimination of denying us our OBC's (Original Birth Certificates). If you read the article pertaining to this horrifically sad story you will see that Michael felt he did not "fit in" which is a common feeling for Adoptees as they grow up, especially in Closed Adoption, but there are many Adopted children who feel this way when they are put into Open Adoption as well. Many times these devastating feelings and how Adoptees negatively view themselves never goes away, and it is a documented fact, that many Adoptees use drugs and alchohol to deal with low self-esteem, because they feel like they don't belong. I hope Michael was never pressured by the Mormon Church to never look for his Real Parents, which all Adoptees need to do for their own emotional health and in order to feel secure in their identities. Despite the fact, that Troy Dunn, a bishop in the LDS Church seems to understand that Adoptees need to put the pieces of our lives together, and be able to read the first chapter of our life stories, like everyone else, not all of those with authority in this religion may agree. And manipulation like that can sometimes be just to much for those who are Adopted. I am not saying that this fact is what could of caused Michael to give up on his life, but I am strongly suggesting that it should be considered a possibility. I am saying however, with this recent tragedy, more respect HAS to be given to those that are Adopted, and the oppression forced on us by the government, Adoption Agencies, The Department Of Social Work, some Adoptive Parents, The Catholic Church and the NCFA who want to keep our seals filed until we die, must be lifted. I extend my sincere condolences to the Osmond Family, and to the Blosils and my heart truly goes out to Marie Osmond, as I wish her strength during this dark time. I also extend my condolences to those in Michael Blosil's bloodline as well, for they will never have a chance now to know him.(Note: This post has nothing to do with the post below, and I will publish the second half of it early next week).
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I read the article and there is no mention of the fact that his "feeling as if he never fit in"
had anything to do with his being an adopted child.
I hope that someone makes this connection and stop all of the nonsense about ungrateful adoptees who look for their birth parents. The Find My Family Show and Troy Dunn should use this jump on their critics.
I totally agree Angelle, and maybe Troy Dunn will say something about this. He said alot to help us on Oprah especially his comment about not wasting time searching and putting those on your I don't love list on your those I do love list. After how The Church has mixed up birth facts to keep natural Mothers from finding their offspring, his remark is especially haunting. Mirah Riben (AdoptAuthor) wrote a post about poor Michael Blosil yesterday and she addressed some of what you said. It must of been hard for her to address what happened because her own daughter who she gave up for Adoption commited suicide years ago. I just found out he took his life this morning and I was upset about it. Everyone is.
I meant to mention too, that pyschiatric drugs, like anti-depressants, can make people homocidal or suicidal. I wonder if Michael had started a new drug, or if one he was taking finally started effecting his brain and this is why he had an overwhelming urge to jump out the window as he did-the media covers this up most of the time, but it is a documented scientific fact that psychiatric drugs usually make someone worse and cause new problems they did not have before they started the "medication". Many people have total personality changes due to these horrible drugs as well, including intense anger. The link in my Special Links I Love List, SSRI Horror Stories, is only a partial list of who these drugs have victimized. Mixing idenity problems due to Adoption,(along with feeling rejected by one's Real Mother) plus the common depression that goes with and these toxic subtances will push someone over the edge.
plus the common depression that goes with *it
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