Discharge waiting for The Judge’s signature

Discharge waiting for The Judge’s signature

Very soon I’ll be awarded my own Identity. I am feeling very real and relieved to have taken the vital steps to make this Discharge become real. I’m 66 years old, and I’m looking forward to writing my own name on everything that’s my own. WA...
Shattered

Shattered

My story is quite short – you see I only found out I was adopted two years ago at the age of 75! How did I find out? My brother sent the news by text message. So nice of him. Although the news answered a few questions for me it also shattered me. Although I now...
So Who Did You Think You Were? – Trauma & Loss

So Who Did You Think You Were? – Trauma & Loss

It was do-it-yourself DNA test kits that helped US police track down the suspected Golden State Killer. Joseph James DeAngelo was arrested last month after DNA information on a genetic database called GEDmatch allegedly connected him to 12 murders and 50 rapes across...
What adoption did to me

What adoption did to me

Ever look at a complete stranger and wonder who they are? What makes you come to a conclusion of acceptances or rejection in what seems a microsecond. How do you read people? Is it their appearance, what they are wearing, or the look of their face? Maybe it’s deeper...
In Search of Family

In Search of Family

by Carol Maney Many say that “things happen for a reason”. For adults that may be true, but for children I believe things just happen – to them; babies and children have no control, say or choice. They are in the hands of whoever have their hands on them, at any...