by Julie McGue | May 8, 2019 | Touched By Adoption
I Miss My Family Julie McGue Author In honor of Mother’s Day, I am reblogging this piece that highlights the love and concern of an adoptive mother for her child. It originated on The Adopted Ones Blog, 30Apr2019: This post is by Tiffany, her second guest post...
by Julie McGue | May 1, 2019 | Touched By Adoption
Two Tough Conversations With My Adoptive Mom Julie McGue Author Before I was old enough to know what it meant, I learned that my twin sister and I were adopted. On several occasions during our formative years, my adoptive parents pulled my sister and me into...
by Julie McGue | Apr 24, 2019 | Touched By Adoption
Three Questions Affecting Adoption Searches: Why Now, Why Wait & Why Not? Julie McGue Author One of the items I was coached to include in the first letter to my birth mother was why I was searching for her at this point in my life. As she opened my...
by Julie McGue | Apr 17, 2019 | Touched By Adoption
There Are Long Term Effects To Missing Info On Birth Records Julie McGue Author In a previous post (3/27: “What’s On Your OBR?”), I shared that “Legally Omitted” was what appeared in the space on my birth record where my birth father’s name should’ve been....
by Julie McGue | Apr 10, 2019 | Touched By Adoption
Choices Have A Ripple Effect Julie McGue Author Last week, as the clock ticked towards the dinner hour, it became clear that I wouldn’t have time to finish the last three items on my to-do list. Since I was headed out of town, all three were important, yet...
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...
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