I was called on July 9 just before I arrived at church. The call was from my biological sister’s longtime partner. He called to tell me that my sister’s doctor came into the room to tell him that my sister had an infection in her foot and they would have to amputate it but sheContinue reading “Losing a sibling in adoption”
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Forgiveness in adoption
There are so many things in adoption that can cause anger, selfishness and voids. Adoption should be such a beautiful blessing. A blessing to the new parents that could not have thier own child or a blessing to the unwed young girl that loves her baby but has no means to raise a baby. SureContinue reading “Forgiveness in adoption”
This abortion trend and adoption 2022
If we keep going the way we are with this administration and our liberal acting government we will not have adoption stories any longer due to easy access to abortions! You know the younger generation voted blue just because the far left promised to keep abortion legal in blue states! It should be sad toContinue reading “This abortion trend and adoption 2022”
A little about this adoptee
I thought I would explain a little about myself. I am an adoptee of course but there is so much more to me than that! I was born in Lansing, Michigan on December 11th, 1972. I was with a foster couple until Good Friday 1973. On Good Friday I came home to my new parentsContinue reading “A little about this adoptee”
A painful adoption story
There are so many ups and downs in adoption. As an adoptee, we do not choose to be adopted. However, we do choose to find our birth family or not find them. Those that are not adopted do not understand the need for us to find their birth family. We need to find our identity.Continue reading “A painful adoption story”
A Complicated Relationship with Love — Missing Mom
“No one has a more complicated relationship with love than a child who was adopted.” from an article in Psychology Today titled The Complicated Calibration of Love by Carrie Goldman. Children are the only ones who simultaneously crave, reject, embrace, need, challenge, inhale, absorb, return, share, fight, accept, and question your love on a daily […]Continue reading “A Complicated Relationship with Love — Missing Mom”
Messages to Adoptees from Society — Your Secret My Story
It sends a very clear message that the child’s needs are a secondary consideration. I firmly believe that a law should exist that makes it compulsory that the identity of both the biological mother and father are on all birth certificates. No child should have to be a victim of identity bewilderment due to their […]Continue reading “Messages to Adoptees from Society — Your Secret My Story”
Finally! My adoption records!
After almost a year in a half I received my adoption records from Michigan. I needed my biological mom’s permission. I did not receive my birth certificate yet. i will have to write to the judge for that. I have to say that it gave me a sense of identity. My original name was ChristinaContinue reading “Finally! My adoption records!”
Invalidating Adoptee Perceptions
Adoptive parents and even hopeful adoptive parents often say: “I know many adoptees that don’t feel like their adoption was a bad thing, they are … Invalidating Adoptee Perceptions
How I feel today…
As I have watched and listened to my Mom these last two weeks after my older brother Matt passed away suddenly I have felt how much she loves all of her children. She has lost a part of her heart but she still has been there for my other brother and I in every wayContinue reading “How I feel today…”
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