@ flopson, to be clear, I wasn't trying to "sow doubt" as to point out that the particular lack-of-follow-up regarding the singular assertions made by the Stoneham town hall clerk was, broadly, hurtful to adoptees, as the things that were being expressed were by-no-means conclusive. I remain convinced by the article and doc that some manner of deception was at play, for sure. Personally, and my relative agrees, the presence of a "birth hospital" and "delivering doctor" (the same hospital and doctor that had delivered BSM's sister) on the birth certificate effectively leaves us both sufficiently convinced that "BSM was not adopted, as she has claimed"; but again, I don't know for sure if this, too, was standard practice in the issuing of birth certificates for adopted children.
― as a lyricist he is from hell (flamboyant goon tie included), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 19:32 (six months ago) link
To be clear, I don't think she was adopted either. I think the mass of evidence points this way, and to make the contrary work basically means explaining away all the evidence.
― jmm, Wednesday, 8 November 2023 19:34 (six months ago) link
sorry didn’t mean to imply that that’s what you were doing or that that was your motive. unfortunate choice of word on my part. all i meant the sum of evidence is much greater than its parts here
― flopson, Wednesday, 8 November 2023 19:41 (six months ago) link
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― as a lyricist he is from hell (flamboyant goon tie included), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 19:47 (six months ago) link