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Early Reactions to Being Adopted
I can remember always knowing I was adopted. My parents told me as soon as I could understand. Again I was told I was special, chosen. My friends in grade school also thought it was somewhat cool and...
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Acceptance of being adopted…view from the Cabbage Patch
The last post dealt with the early reactions of others to my being adopted. But there is a flip side to their reactions…my acceptance. How did we accept being adopted? And why? I’ve only thought about...
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Why Do You Care?
Being adopted was no big deal for me. It was my reality. As a teenager and young adult I was often asked, “Why do you care?” While this sounds like an innocent question it actually was a reminder that...
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Talk about it!!
Over the weekend my husband’s 90 year old aunt passed. She was not in good health but she was a wonderful person and will be missed. Her family grieves for her, losing her presence, and others grieve...
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The journey ends…sorta
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was able to secure by original birth certificate and learned that I had an older sibling. My birth mother was from Ohio and my birth father was Hispanic and from...
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Siblings at Last!
In my last post I told you about locating my birth mother and our first phone call. The first week in July of 1995 was memorable. After our first call we parted cordially. She called me back every day...
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What a week!
The last few days have been a time of lows and a high and I was not in any condition to do an upbeat blog. So here is my realistic take on my life right now. Let’s start with the high. My grandson that...
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The Journey Goes On
As mentioned in a recent post, I found my birth mother and was in full investigative mode to find out about my siblings. To summarize: there were 9 children in total, six girls, two boys and one girl...
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More family!!!
Last time I mentioned finding my birth mom and oldest sister and my lack of success in contacting my (full) brother, John. Despite those setbacks, I do have a younger brother. After lots of searching,...
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The Rest of the Story!
Last post I mentioned my search for my two remaining siblings from my birth mother. My next task was to focus on the paternal side of the family. Of my siblings, I share both parents with only my...
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