Help this 90-year-old man find his children

goawaywithjae:

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Adoption can be a beautiful way to become a family. But for many birth parents, the process leaves a permanent hole in their hearts. While so many people are willing to donate to fundraisers for parents who would like to adopt children, few would give that same money to a destitute family, whose only option for survival is to give their babies up for adoption.

This 90-year-old man is searching for his three sons, who he was told were adopted by a family in France. The eldest child would be about 51 years old now. Here’s hoping that some of you will share this post and help this gentleman find some peace before he dies. ‪

From Jane Jeong Trenka’s public post:

A man from Busan, nearly 90 years old, deaf, and barely able to walk, came across the country to KoRoot for DNA testing on Thursday. He and his caretaker asked us to spread this information throughout the internet. He is looking for his three sons sent by Holt to France. The father migrated from North Korea to South Korea and made his family in the South, but after his wife died, he couldn’t take care of the children because he had no family in the South to help him care for the children. For years, he has been keeping a lengthy notebook of all the things he wants to tell his sons. We photographed every page. The children are all properly registered on his family register as well. He went to Holt in 2005 and also inquired on Thursday. Of course, they are not giving him any information except that the three sons went to the same family in France. The sons were born in 1965, 1968, and 1969. We have much, much more information, but hopefully this will be enough for the three to recognize themselves. Please contact 325KAMRA to DNA test to see if you have the right DNA for this man, or upload your own results that you may have already gotten toGEDmatch.com to see if you have a match. 325Kamra – Reuniting families through DNA Translation by any French-speaking friends is appreciated. Please circulate and thank you. 

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Fanfic Day Meme

renaroo:

I thought along with Fanfic Rec Day it’d be a good idea to start up an ask meme for writers so they can gush about writing and words and everyone can have a platform to ask writers some burning questions about their work.

Be proud and spread word about your hard work all around, writers! Today’s a day for all of us to appreciate you and your efforts : ) 

  1. What is your favorite fic you have under your belt?
  2. What is your favorite snippet of dialogue?
  3. What inspired [insert fic]?
  4. Do you prefer writing long or short fics?
  5. What’s your favorite headcanon you use in fics?
  6. What’s the detail you wait on bated breath for readers to notice?
  7. How much do you like symbolism in your fics?
  8. How often do people catch onto your little details?
  9. What’s the fic you like the least?
  10. What would you change if you had it all to do again?
  11. What’s a fanfic idea you haven’t done yet?
  12. What’s the hardest thing to write for you?
  13. Do you have a favorite character to write for?
  14. What’s your favorite shipping fic you’ve written? Favorite gen fic?
  15. Give us a snippet of something from your WiPs!

theunitofcaring:

saying “you are a burden on society” is just such a weird framing of priorities

It’s like saying “wow, think how much better gas mileage your car would get if you weren’t sitting in it” or “think how dry that umbrella would be if you weren’t holding it in between you and the rainstorm”.

the things we create? they’re for us. they are meant to carry us. they are meant to protect us. we are meant to hold them up to keep us dry. 

prongsyouignoramus:

blueelectricangels:

disease-danger-darkness-silence:

lesbiancyborg:

i want to know more about charlie weasley’s friends. who the hell agrees to SMUGGLE A DRAGON across international borders on two days notice? who are these people that are willing to accept a dragon in a crate from a couple of small children, no questions asked? i need to know more, tell me about the antics of these mysterious flying dragon smugglers.

ESPCAD.

European Society for the Prevention of Cruelty Against Dragons.

Like PETA but with less grossness and more punk activism. And fire breathing dragons so like no one really fux with ‘em.

speaking as a biologist, i can guarantee i would show up without question to smuggle an endangered species that would otherwise be destroyed across national borders to a sanctuary on two days’ notice.

like. if a small child showed me a box containing a juvenile alligator snapping turtle and was like “you need to smuggle this across the continent to kansas or else it will be destroyed” i would be like “sure, would you like me to send you a postcard, small child”

@animateglee 

clarkesquad:

i cant believe this generation’s ghostbusters is god’s apology to the world for the entire film industry ….. i cant believe we have a black female ghostbuster ….. i cant believe we have strong female characters that were not cast bc they’re ~conventionally attractive~ but just bc they’re funny as hell …. i can’t believe the Young Hot One™ is a lesbian character and that the cast is out there telling men not to make inappropriate comments about her actress bc she’s a lesbian as well …. i can’t believe this awesome movie doubles as the single most hated thing by straight men in 2016 do you have any idea how much of a bonus that is for me???? loving things straight men cry about was the reason i was put on this earth this entire movie is too good for me i dont deserve it