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005 – Part of Her Memory That She Lost Was Me

Terry shared the story of his biological parents’ wartime extra marital affair that brought him to life.   He said his adopted parents felt he was “the sun the moon and the stars”, and spoiled him that...

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006 – I Forgave Her When My Son Was Born

In adoption, Julie grew up in the Midwest with a family of trans racial adoptees.  Her brothers are adopted from Vietnam, and her sister is white. Each of them has a different perspective on searching...

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007 – I’m Great With My Family, They Love Me For Me

As a child Denise’s family blamed her for a tragedy that took the life of her younger brother. They mistreated Denise and her tyrannical stepfather ultimately saw the children as a means to his own...

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008 – She Knew She Had To Do This For Me

Cindy had one sister growing up in a mormon family in Las Vegas. But the two adoptees looked very different: Cindy’s blue eyes and blond hair were in stark contrast with her sister’s olive skin and...

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010 – How Can I Meet Her Without Telling Her Who I Am?

Steve was raised in Baltimore, MD in a predominantly Jewish suburban neighborhood. But as he looked around at his friends and other families, he truly questioned his own identity, especially as an...

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012 – I Need This For My Sanity

Tom advocates for adoptee rights and shares his personal experiences about being adopted.  He was adopted as an infant and things went so well his parents decided to adopt two older boys when Tom was...

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013 – It Wasn’t That He Didn’t Care, He Cared Too Much

Jennifer learned that she was adopted when she was six years old. Interestingly, her adopted parents shared a letter with her that was written by her biological mother whose instructions were that...

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014 – I Would Not Have Made It Without My Faith

Sara was the baby in her family of four biological half brothers to one another, and one other brother who was also adopted like her just like her. When she hit puberty, a naturally more emotional time...

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016 – Shall we Cry? No, Let’s Just Laugh!

Jennifer had a very happy childhood and always felt special because she was an adoptee; she knew her parents really wanted her.  Their family was heavily involved with the Children’s Home Society in...

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017 – He Is My Brother And I Will Find Him

Renee searched for her mother literally her whole life.  But her search predated the internet so she frequented the library and scoured local high school year books. with hopes of finding someone she...

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019 – Adoption Was Chapter Two Of My Life, I Had To Learn About Chapter One

Michael grew up in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY. He led a comfortable life in the Williams loving home when he accidentally discovered, at 12 years old, that he was adopted. The discovery that he...

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020 – I Don’t Silence Julie Anymore

Michelle says growing up she felt very different from her adoptive family because she looked completely different from them. When she was a teen she embarked on a voyage to reunite with her birth...

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021- With Every Heart Break, My Heart Gets Bigger

Marcie finally felt plugged into her biological family after years of divisive behavior from her adopted mother. Her mother never nurtured a bond between Marcie and her adopted siblings and had a hard...

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024 – I’m Deeply Hurt, But I Hope You’re Happy

Louise was one of four a dual heritage children raised by white parents in England. She had a fantastic childhood. So much so that she has adopted twice. But along her impulsive journey into...

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026 – I’ve Got A Second Mom And I Can Love Them Both

At 16 years old, Ron decided to satisfy his curiosity about his first family. But his search was challenging. He was born on a South Carolina Air Force Base that had closed, the internet didn’t have...

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027 – I Got A Picture Of My Mother’s Sadness Though Other People

As a kid, Rebecca was considered quirky. Unbeknownst to her, that quirkiness was an after effect of fetal alcohol syndrome. She tells the story of learning her birth mother’s lonely and troubled past,...

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029 – A Lifetime of Interveners Saw Me Through

Born in the Panama Canal Zone, Stephanie was adopted by a US military family stationed there in 1961. She was never told she was adopted, but she always knew there was a family secret. When she was 43...

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030 – Don’t Fall For “I Can’t Talk To You On The Phone”

Jen had a very nice childhood with her parents and never really wanted to search for her birth parents until her friends started having kids. But the ultimate spark that ignited her desire to search...

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031 – Finding Hope

Jamie grew up an only child with her wonderful adoptive parents in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA. She was happy to hear in reunion that her birth parents had already talked about her existence with their...

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032 – Intervew With The Gift Of Adoption Fund

Today I’m bringing you something a little different for #NationalAdoptionMonth. There are a lot of people, processes, and policies integral to the adoption of a child, raising a child, and supporting...

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