Rabbits have been associated with luck for two millennia. Some believe that saying Rabbit, Rabbit on the first of the month will be a harbinger of good fortune. But, if one forgets to say it on the first, saying it backwards,Tibbar Tibbar, at your first opportunity will re-set one’s luck. Whew! Forwards or backwards, I am promoting the hope that our good fortunes will prevail.
November was National Adoption Awareness Month. What does that mean to me as an adoptee, adoptive parent and clinician? It means that it is complicated. I cherish the gift of my adoptive family. I am sad that I have not reunited with my birth family. I feel blessed to provide mental health interventions for the new generations of fostered and adoptees. I am angry that 26,000 inter-country adoptees have been denied US Citizenship. I struggle with the ongoing effort to make Original Birth Certificates available to all adoptees. I honor those who Flip the Script.