Chipped Tooth

Chipped Tooth

Chipped Tooth Julie McGue Author   We all have them swirling around in the recesses of our brain, cautions and guidance that originate from well-meaning teachers, family, friends, and sometimes strangers.  I’m talking about: don’t cross your legs, you’ll get...
What Should I Call My Birth Mother?

What Should I Call My Birth Mother?

What Should I Call My Birth Mother? Julie McGue Author If you were to enter reunion with your birth mother would you call her: Mom, Mother, by her first name or something else?  Here is a long answer to that simple query. Before I began searching for my birth mom, she...
Adoption Terms and Language

Adoption Terms and Language

Adoption Terms and Language Julie McGue Author   When I first started thinking about finding my birth mother, I began by perusing the Internet. Even as an adoptee, some of the phrases on the search sites, forums and registries were foreign to me. If you’re just...
Life Vests, Kayaks & Wake Boards

Life Vests, Kayaks & Wake Boards

Life Vests, Kayaks & Wake Boards Julie McGue Author   The sunset-seekers were stationed per usual on the slatted wooden viewing platform at Stop 35, the entrée to the sliver of beach before Indiana becomes Michigan.  There were folks in shorts and T’s,...
Lack of Connectivity Builds Community

Lack of Connectivity Builds Community

Lack of Connectivity Builds Community Julie McGue Author   All morning long the notice, Cannot Send Message: connection to the outgoing server failed, loitered on the screen of my laptop like a bad taste lingers on the back of your tongue. Each time I crafted a...

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