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I posted two anonymous blurry photos of a woman and a man. This is to show that many adoptees have no idea who their biological parents are or who they look like. My birth mother was raised in a Christian family. She was non-Jewish. My birth father was a Syrian Jew born in Aleppo who came… Continue reading Humbled and Empowered
As a young adoptee I had one simple quest: to find my birthmother. Twenty years later I found her, but she had already died. I did, however, joyously find loving aunts, uncles, two brothers, a sister, and even an 87-year-old grandmother! When it rains, it pours. My mission was successful, but a new quest began:… Continue reading The Secrets of the Universe
I never asked to be born. But I’m glad I was. I never met my birthmother or father. But I’m glad they met one another. That’s why I can type this. Whew! Their acquaintance was probably anonymous and brief. Sometimes humans need something from another at particular moments in their lives. Sometimes it’s a need to… Continue reading I Never Asked to be Born