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She was born pre-Roe vs. Wade and her birth mom had kept her pregnancy a secret all these years. Clearly, after DNA testing, the secret was out. I was very open and honest with medical issues, photos and whatever else I could provide as I don’t know how receptive everyone else has been. She has since been in contact with some of her direct relatives. When she discussed the secrecy of her birth, that just broke my heart for both her and her birth mom. I think that secrets are sometimes too heavy to carry and that’s one type of secret that would have been too much for me. I have multiple autoimmune diseases which have been triggered by extreme stress. It’s one thing to be told how different things were in the past, but in reading that book I got a different level of understanding. I have on my DNA profiles that I’m adoptee friendly and am always willing to help anyone who contacts me. I provide as much information as I can. Growing up, my dad was a social worker for our local children’s home and I’ve always had a lot of love for the foster/adoption community. |
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Thanks Erica. It has been an "experience", I'll say that! Very emotional on both sides and has worked out better than I'd expected. What brings me the most joy is knowing he had (has) a wonderful family and is now close with the two sons (his half brothers) I raised.
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I'm reading The Royal Nanny by Karen Harper. It's pretty good. And, I'm reading Finnikin of the Rock, an insanely good science fiction book.
Alison - I'm up-to-date on The Thief series and I just have BitterBlue to read in the other series I've been reading. So, I decided to start this series and I'm having a hard time putting it down! Thanks again for the recommendations!
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