Erin Ajayi

So just the way that the children and the people were depicted in her memoir, I felt was deeply unfair and inaccurate. And I think that that was the first call out. And certainly, I think when you use the lens of, you know, Sophie coming in as a young white missionary, right, to this poor, depraved black country, right?

So just the way that the children and the people were depicted in her memoir, I felt was deeply unfair and inaccurate. And I think that that was the first call out. And certainly, I think when you use the lens of, you know, Sophie coming in as a young white missionary, right, to this poor, depraved black country, right?

It just, the dynamics there and a lot of the racist undertones, intentional or not, were there. And I think that they certainly deserve to be called out. And because her children came from this place that she very rarely talked about being beautiful or having any sort of beauty or redeeming qualities in.

It just, the dynamics there and a lot of the racist undertones, intentional or not, were there. And I think that they certainly deserve to be called out. And because her children came from this place that she very rarely talked about being beautiful or having any sort of beauty or redeeming qualities in.

It just, the dynamics there and a lot of the racist undertones, intentional or not, were there. And I think that they certainly deserve to be called out. And because her children came from this place that she very rarely talked about being beautiful or having any sort of beauty or redeeming qualities in.

For me, it led me to question and I guess be more sensitive to how she thinks of her daughters or the lens at which she views her daughters, right? And just that degree of sensitivity that we see when Emma's in gymnastics, right? And the degree of sensitivity to to seize experience in the medical system.

For me, it led me to question and I guess be more sensitive to how she thinks of her daughters or the lens at which she views her daughters, right? And just that degree of sensitivity that we see when Emma's in gymnastics, right? And the degree of sensitivity to to seize experience in the medical system.

For me, it led me to question and I guess be more sensitive to how she thinks of her daughters or the lens at which she views her daughters, right? And just that degree of sensitivity that we see when Emma's in gymnastics, right? And the degree of sensitivity to to seize experience in the medical system.

So, again, it's something that, you know, I would beg to say that race was an issue that Sophie brought up. And so we followed we followed that thread and pulled on it where it were needed.

So, again, it's something that, you know, I would beg to say that race was an issue that Sophie brought up. And so we followed we followed that thread and pulled on it where it were needed.

So, again, it's something that, you know, I would beg to say that race was an issue that Sophie brought up. And so we followed we followed that thread and pulled on it where it were needed.

Mariah, can I just read a quote from a listener that we got? And Nola, thank you for compiling all of this feedback for us. But one comment is the idea that you would do an international adoption and then immediately put one of those children in a super competitive environment where they are missing out on social and educational development in order to train all day is just bizarre.

Mariah, can I just read a quote from a listener that we got? And Nola, thank you for compiling all of this feedback for us. But one comment is the idea that you would do an international adoption and then immediately put one of those children in a super competitive environment where they are missing out on social and educational development in order to train all day is just bizarre.

Mariah, can I just read a quote from a listener that we got? And Nola, thank you for compiling all of this feedback for us. But one comment is the idea that you would do an international adoption and then immediately put one of those children in a super competitive environment where they are missing out on social and educational development in order to train all day is just bizarre.

And that was a comment from a listener. And I think, Brian, that absolutely underscores the point that you were just making.

And that was a comment from a listener. And I think, Brian, that absolutely underscores the point that you were just making.

And that was a comment from a listener. And I think, Brian, that absolutely underscores the point that you were just making.

I know one of the things that certainly I've learned from you, Andrea, and listening to the show is just this division that can be created between siblings, right? The sibling who is experiencing the Munchausen by proxy abuse, and then the sibling who is, you know, for all intents and purposes, kind of typical in their development. And so for me, I think what the

I know one of the things that certainly I've learned from you, Andrea, and listening to the show is just this division that can be created between siblings, right? The sibling who is experiencing the Munchausen by proxy abuse, and then the sibling who is, you know, for all intents and purposes, kind of typical in their development. And so for me, I think what the

I know one of the things that certainly I've learned from you, Andrea, and listening to the show is just this division that can be created between siblings, right? The sibling who is experiencing the Munchausen by proxy abuse, and then the sibling who is, you know, for all intents and purposes, kind of typical in their development. And so for me, I think what the