by Julie McGue | Apr 3, 2019 | Touched By Adoption
How Document Details Can Reveal More Puzzles Julie McGue Author During the eight-year probe into my closed adoption, besides search angels, statutes and gatekeepers, I encountered huge periods of waiting. Limbo bookended every step I made. The amount of time...
by Julie McGue | Mar 27, 2019 | Touched By Adoption
What’s On Your OBR? Julie McGue Author One of my kids recently needed their original birth record (OBR) as proof to a governmental agency that they were who they purported to be. As matriarch, I am the keeper of all things important. I scoured my desk...
by Julie McGue | Mar 27, 2019 | That Girl This Life
Check Your Pockets Julie McGue Author I’m looking forward to the days ahead when a light spring jacket is all that is required. The day I drop my bulky winter coat off at the cleaners feels like a milestone: I’ve survived another Midwest winter. If you are...
by Julie McGue | Mar 20, 2019 | Touched By Adoption
Birth Moms Should Come With Warning Labels Julie McGue Author ‘What I wished I’d known’ sums up the three years it took to locate and connect with my birthmother. Before I decided to launch the search for my birth mom, I did some research. I borrowed, perused and...
by Julie McGue | Mar 13, 2019 | That Girl This Life
Respect & Courtesy Julie McGue Author There is a mood in this country that shocks and puzzles me. Respect and courtesy seem to be old fashioned, passé, something dropped off at Goodwill because it is no longer valued. Recently, I witnessed how respect and...
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