Share this page!

Enter URL or ID to Unroll

You can paste full URL like: https://x.com/threadreaderapp/status/1644127596119195649
or just the ID like: 1644127596119195649

How to get URL link on X (Twitter) App

  1. On the Twitter thread, click on or icon on the bottom
  2. Click again on or Share Via icon
  3. Click on Copy Link to Tweet
  4. Paste it above and click "Unroll Thread"!
  5. More info at Twitter Help
Dr. Lisa Munro Profile picture
Dr. Lisa Munro
@llmunro
PhD, historian, writer, Latin America, returned Peace Corps volunteer (Guatemala, 04-06), #adoptee, #studyabroad & intellectual dilettante. Nachos. She/her/Dr.
Oct 4 • 13 tweets • 2 min read
if you're like, I can't believe a bunch of people gave their DNA to a private company, I have something to tell you about a bunch of adopted people who are prohibited by law to access their own adoption records from their respective states. Secrecy is a big part of modern adoption practice, designed to cover up illegal adoption practices and make it possible to create the illusion of permanent genetic anonymity.
Nov 29, 2022 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Hey, if you're trying to figure out how to keep up with THE LITERATURE in your field in a way other than doomscrolling twitter, I have a great tech tip for you! #AcWri #AcademicTwitter

🧵A thread:
1/10 You can follow journals in your field in a few different ways:

-social media
- email notifications
- RSS!!!

We're going to talk about RSS, which stands for Real Simple Syndication.
2/10
Jun 2, 2022 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Therapists, if you assume that infants don't experience the loss/removal of original parents as traumatic because they've been adopted, I have thoughts for you. Almost all the therapists I've seen in my life know NOTHING about adoption or about how it continues to affect adopted people throughout our lives, despite the fact that as a population, we are over represented in mental health/addiction/criminal justice systems.
May 30, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
A VELOCIRAPTOR HAS ENTERED MY HOUSE AFTER LEARNING HOW TO OPEN THE DOOR Image This was shortly after she figured out the door and is now proudly going in and out like the smol predator she is
May 5, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
I have to take a break from rage tweeting about *waves hands wildly* ALL OF THIS to invite you to join my summer academic journal article writing workshop! Pls RT widely! #acwri #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter
lisamunro.net/kickstart-your… Image If you've been struggling (and really, who hasn't?) to get your article written and submitted, this workshop can help! How? I create structure, accountability, and community to keep you moving forward.
May 5, 2022 • 19 tweets • 5 min read
I am begging you all to read some books on the history of adoption. Kinship by Design: A History of Adoption in the Modern United States amazon.com/dp/0226327604/…
Apr 16, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
The number of tweets I've seen today from non-adopted people with strong opinions that adopted people shouldn't search for family of origin is... something. 😬 It's distressing to hear that adopted people are supposed to be okay with being and keeping other people's secrets. We didn't ask for that job and it's beyond belief that people think that other people's secrets are our responsibility.
Jun 22, 2018 • 19 tweets • 4 min read
Part of the reason I'm so worried about migrant kids being trafficked into adoption is because of the trafficking of Guatemalan kids into international adoption in the 2000s. Guatemala became one of the largest sending countries in terms of the number of kids being adopted out, third only to China and India. (Compared the size of those countries to Guatemala, total population 15 million)