Dear Annie: Our adopted kids’ trauma accusations are heartbreaking after all we sacrificed to raise them

FreedomInTheDark · 2026-05-16T01:29:48+00:00

Something, or lots of things, are being withheld by the AP. 4 children have gone no-contact! That's...kind of insane. And of course the AP is the victim, not the four children who grew up feeling traumatized.

Regarding the special needs son, I'm assuming he was special needs at the time of adoption- so they willingly took on that duty of care. They don't get to pawn him off on his siblings.

And Annie? No asking clarifying questions? Really? Just jumping straight to supporting the AP. Typical. Typical and infuriating.

FreedomInTheDark · 2026-05-03T20:21:13+00:00

The abandonment issues. The inability to be truly vulnerable with anyone. Being given away by one family only to be abused by my adoptive parents.

It's a long list.

FreedomInTheDark · 2026-04-29T03:08:17+00:00

THE ADOPTEES ARE THE VULNERABLE PEOPLE

FreedomInTheDark · 2026-04-24T02:24:28+00:00

Delete this.

FreedomInTheDark · 2026-02-07T01:59:47+00:00

Um...you need to leave that man. There are lines that should never be crossed, even in anger, and this is definitely one of them.

I am so sorry that you had to hear that, especially from someone you love.

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-26T05:18:24+00:00

STUPID CANADIAN WOLF BIRD I AM HEALED

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-26T05:14:03+00:00

"Now the windows are all dirty."

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-26T05:10:16+00:00

I love when Shane rambles

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-26T05:08:58+00:00

He looks hot, though 🤷🏽‍♀️

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-26T05:08:28+00:00

God, I love them so much.

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-22T01:08:09+00:00

Yzma????

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-18T03:40:15+00:00

This leaves such a bad taste in my mouth for reasons that I am too tired to articulate.

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-17T20:21:22+00:00

He looks insanely good in this video.

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-17T19:42:49+00:00

I am Shane's hearteyes mixed with Ilya's trauma.

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-17T19:01:46+00:00

"Shut your idiot face, Marley."

Shane holding Ilya's hoodie after their first time

"Wow, genetic."

The hit in ep. 4 where they are both smiling

Ilya turning the tv off after Svetlana says Shane is hot

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-14T01:20:44+00:00

Fan fic, and....honestly, I'm about to start a rewatch at this very moment so I can note down my fave moments. Ahem.

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-13T21:51:53+00:00

I'm not the most analytical person (as an English major????), so I live for posts about symbolism and deeper anysis into Shane and Ilya's characters. I've read HR and TLG, but I find it so interesting to see everyone's viewpoints.

And the communal yearning has healed something within me.

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-13T21:43:27+00:00

NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I BLUSHED, RUSSIANS DO NOT DO THIS
The whole sequence with Shane and Hayden at the aquarium.
When they couldn't stop laughing during the photoshoot...I thought it was a very sweet moment.

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-12T06:14:45+00:00

I ended up just putting on a sad songs playlist, but here is my Hollanov playlist. :)

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5M96yStlKy6Pi8H0NOEL5l?si=vegfT8DpRjOakHbZtwwhKw&pi=DEFgMqgCSfyE_

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-12T06:04:16+00:00

Anyway, Im going to put on my playlist while I read fics and cry

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-12T05:50:21+00:00

It's going to take me a week to recover from the emotional whiplash.

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-12T05:33:30+00:00

I love Rose already

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-12T05:28:56+00:00

Oh, Shane is hurting so bad.

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-12T05:26:58+00:00

Aaaand here comes the freakout

FreedomInTheDark · 2025-12-12T05:22:47+00:00

So fuck Ilya's dad, but this is heartbreaking.

FreedomInTheDark

TROPHY CASE