Splitting heirs

[sacramentalist]

What is the message to adopted people when everyone clarifies Dylan Farrow was an "adopted" daughter? Are they pointing out the contrast to Soon-Yi Previn, the step-daughter the man groomed and married? Or are they minimizing his role as a goddamned parent? Well, it wasn't "rape" rape. And she wasn't his "daughter" daughter.

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[bular.livejournal.com]

How do you feel about Whitney Houston's children getting married? :)

Ben is adopted, and it drives him absolutely batty when people say things like "my adopted sister." One of his friends has a sister who is Native American, and he always calls her "the adopted Indian child" like she's somehow less of a person, less of a sister, less of a child to his parents. I'm pretty sure if someone called Ben "the adopted Cuban child" they'd catch a fist to the face.

[sacramentalist.livejournal.com]

I don't know the story, but I'd say they sound a bit like they were raised in an unstable household. I'm not Stephen King so I can make stupid offhand observations without consequence.

The Royal Tenenbaums really punctuated the "Margo, my 'adoptive' daughter" thing.