I’m Adopted: I’m glad I Kept A Journal

by | Oct 10, 2018 | Touched By Adoption

I’m Adopted: I’m glad I Kept A Journal Julie McGue Author   The experience of helping my youngest daughter move out of her college apartment had an unexpected benefit.  It was after the last few boxes had been emptied and their contents stowed haphazardly in her...
Chipped Tooth

Chipped Tooth

by | Sep 27, 2018 | That Girl This Life

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?

by | Sep 27, 2018 | Touched By Adoption

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

by | Sep 17, 2018 | Touched By Adoption

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...

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