Confessions of A Loyal Adoptee
My First Father’s Day Without You: An Adoptee Grieves Her Adoptive Father
My First Father’s Day Without You: An adoptee grieves her adoptive father May 17, 2019. I won’t ever forget it. My phone rang at 4:00 am, and the nurse on the other side said, “Mr. H. Is witho...
How I Met My Father: An Adoptee Meets Her Birth Father
I have started and re- started this entry probably over a dozen times. I want to say something insightful and beautiful that would fit the situation I am in at this point of my life. I want to do th...
Can You Feel “Too Adopted?”: An Adoptee’s Thoughts
Ok, I must admit – I am in love with the Tuesday night depression session that is more formally referred to as “This is Us”. “This Is Us” – TV Show If you aren̵...
April Showers, May Flowers, and My Addiction
But First… A Joke Everyone has heard the old saying, “April showers brings May flowers”. But what do May flowers bring? Give up? Pilgrims. Mayflowers bring pilgrims! Get it? Ha! Ok. I apologize ...
If Contact With Birth Family Is NOT Possible: An Adoptee’s Thoughts
Thank you to everyone who joined our panel discussion tonight (4/15/16) on Birth Family Relationships After Adoption. Your questions were well thought out and this is a very important topic to discuss...
Spring Cleaning- Adoptee style
It’s a dark and stormy afternoon here in central Illinois today, and after a few delicious days of beautiful spring weather, I am feeling antsy about being stuck inside. This would be a great time to ...
5 Things I Learned From Posting My Search Poster Online
Recently, I released a poster over the internet in an attempt to find anyone who could give meinformation on the whereabouts of my biological father. It was not an easy decision, and after almost a ye...
How Does it Feel to be Adopted? (An Adoptee From An Infant Adoption Talks)
November is not just a month when you aren’t supposed to shave, it is also adoption awareness month. There have been many commentaries made by adoptees on this topic on social media. So, ...
Healing from the inside out. An adoptee gets the weight off.
A Trip to the Scale This morning, I did my normal waking routine, a trip to the bathroom, and a step on the scale. Today, the scale gave me a number I haven’t seen in a while. You see, one fatef...