The decision for an adoptee to take a genealogy test is not one to be taken lightly.
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The decision for an adoptee to take a genealogy test is not one to be taken lightly.
“I learned after this tragedy that many do not know what to say when faced with offering support for a grieving loved one.”
“The universe knew my heart needed her long before I realized it.”
“I didn’t want to look like a failure. I didn’t want to ask for help. I went to my OBGYN, and he told me how what I was feeling was ‘normal’ and ‘everyone goes through this.’ He missed my silent cries.”
“He uses the verb ‘hang out’ instead of ‘play’ with his friends; he requests gift cards for his birthday, not Nerf guns and Legos; he routinely passes on puppet shows at the library in favor of watching YouTube. On his iPhone. Just as the moon has phases, the same is true of a child.”
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“I haven’t showered in three days and my nights have been reduced to three hours of sleep. I look down at my shirt and wonder if I’m looking at yogurt or puke. My appreciation for single parents of young children grows by the minute.”
“Please, I beg you, be kind and considerate to the ones who may need it a little more.”
“I swore I would never adopt because I only wanted biological connections. However, in doing something that I did not actually want to do initially, I found an incredible sense of healing in the realization that connection and understanding does not come from shared DNA.”