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"Another message adoptee anger carries with it is "I must protect myself against further loss. Therefore, I will shut you out." This is usually an unconscious thought, but it is evidenced by the adoptee who will let the adoptive mother get close enough to be "almost" a mother, but not completely."

Sherrie Eldridge,
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
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