Sunday, May 29, 2011
One Instance of an Adoption Conversation With a Perfect Stranger....
Back when I was searching, one bit of advice more experienced searchers gave me was never to tell anyone I wanted help from that I was adopted.
Genealogists are people with noble causes. Adoptees are people who just can't leave things be.
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Amanda - isn't that the truth...why can't people see the disconnect?
ReplyDeleteSadly, you get the same conversation if you are a mother looking for your child's records - even if they are adults.....
ReplyDeleteAin't that the truth.
ReplyDeleteThe main advice I got when I started looking for my daughter was to not tell anyone that I was searching for her. How crazy is that?!
ReplyDeleteLove it!
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