by Julie McGue | Jul 17, 2018 | Touched By Adoption
The Three Things All Adoptees Wonder About Julie McGue Author The decision to look for my biological relatives was driven by suspicious mammograms and a biopsy at 48. Besides the need for medical history, that frightening scenario became the impetus for acting...
by Julie McGue | Jul 10, 2018 | Touched By Adoption
Part of My Adoption Experience is Being A Twin Julie McGue Author When I talk to my biological full sister on the phone, it’s like listening to my own voicemail recording. Besides sounding alike, we have the same laugh. It begins as a low giggle then rumbles...
by Julie McGue | Jun 26, 2018 | Touched By Adoption
Relinquished Memory Julie McGue Author No one really remembers the day that they were born, so we rely on the recollections of our parents and family members. You are probably sick of hearing the stories, right? Your Mom describes how big she was with you, her...
by Julie McGue | Jun 26, 2018 | Touched By Adoption
Privilege Or Burden Julie McGue Author To one I was a privilege, a gift given, a joy. To the other only a burden, a mistake made, a secret kept. As an innocent child the privilege eclipsed the notion of burden. Later the burden surfaced oozing its shame scaring...
by Julie McGue | Jun 26, 2018 | Touched By Adoption
Two Fathers, One Dad Julie McGue Author I’m stuck on this. Today being Father’s Day has me cogitating about the big picture of this statement. Not the idea of having two fathers but that I consider only one of them my Dad. It is just so very complex...
by Julie McGue | Jun 7, 2018 | Touched By Adoption
How Do You Start A Search If You’re Adopted? So you’re ready. You’ve decided to search for information about your adoption. I bet you’re nervous and excited. Get your adoption papers out of the file drawer. Or, get them from your adoptive parents or guardian. Do you...
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