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Stephanie Drenka

Stephanie Drenka

What to Pack

Monday, March 4, 2019 · In: Fashion, Travel

What I Wore in Mexico City

Our Mexico City trip was so jam-packed that it’s taking me awhile to edit all of the photos and put together a comprehensive travel guide. In the meantime, here are…

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What to Pack: Travel Makeup Essentials | Stephanie Drenka

Monday, June 13, 2016 · In: Beauty, Travel

What to Pack: Travel Makeup Essentials

“Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.” (Charles Dudley Warner) Growing up as the daughter of an airline employee, the perils of standby travel have…

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What to Pack: Palm Springs Edition | Stephanie Drenka

Thursday, May 12, 2016 · In: Fashion

What to Pack: Palm Springs Edition

It’s been awhile since my last “What to Pack” feature, but with my upcoming trip to Palm Springs on Friday, I thought it would be a great time to share…

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Travel Essentials: The Weekender Bag | Stephanie Drenka

Monday, January 11, 2016 · In: Travel

Travel Essentials: The Weekender Bag

With the new year, my upcoming 30th birthday, and Whole30 challenge, I’ve been thinking a lot about goals and priorities lately. One of the things I’m trying to do better…

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What to Pack: NYFW (Gear) | Stephanie Drenka

Tuesday, September 8, 2015 · In: Photography

What to Pack: NYFW (Gear)

I can’t believe that I’m leaving tomorrow morning for NYC and Fashion Week! This trip snuck up on me, and I’m trying not to have a panic attack today. I’ve…

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What to Pack: Spring Break Essentials | Stephanie Drenka

Friday, March 6, 2015 · In: Fashion

What to Pack: Spring Break Essentials

TGIF! This has been the longest week ever. Not just because of the depressing, cold, sunshine-less weather, but because I’m leaving tomorrow for a Caribbean cruise with my family! I…

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too tired for any fancy tricks tonight. just weari too tired for any fancy tricks tonight. just wearing my @dontmesswithroe shirt and mourning the loss of our civil liberties 🥺
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From Political Pawns to Punchlines: Leave Adoptees From Political Pawns to Punchlines: Leave Adoptees Out of Your Abortion Arguments (and Memes)

"We will adopt your baby" posts went viral on Twitter only days after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Unsettling photos of nightmarish couples were shared en masse, mocking the White hopeful adoptive parents who posed with protest signs bearing the phrase in celebration of the ruling. Advocates from both sides of the abortion debate are quick to invoke adoption to support their views, but neither group seems interested in the experiences of those most impacted- adoptees.

Whether intended as jest or otherwise, snarky quips prodding anti-abortion advocates to foster or adopt as a test of their “pro-life” commitment are misguided and uninformed. This irresponsible argument demonstrates a striking lack of sympathy for the children they would see placed in such dangerous hands and a fundamental misunderstanding about the adoption and foster care systems.

Three of the conservative Supreme Court justices who voted to uphold Mississippi’s abortion ban are adoptive parents. Many people who prayed for the end of legalized abortion are the same ones carrying the “We will adopt your baby” posters. The practice of adoption goes hand in hand with colonialism and White Supremacy or saviorism—undergirded by the belief that parents of color are less qualified or deserving of a chance to raise their children.

Adoptee voices matter, and they could help dismantle a broken system. Please spend time listening to our experiences and learning more about the history of the adoption industrial complex, family separation, and lifelong adoptee trauma. Read between the memes, and you will find our stories.

Read more (link in bio) #adopteevoices #prochoiceadoptee #adoption
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