This makes me cry. I'm so happy for how you maneuvered the challenges and ended up in a sweet place. I'm always grateful for how your stories end up uplifting.
Happy solstice Kate. It’s a chilly -19 below here in Missoula as I write this comment!! You snow looks beautiful and cheers to your girls for laying those eggs! 🐓Thank you for sharing your story and the wonderful picture of you with your siblings! I’m so happy for you. 💚
Your story is a familiar one to me. I was adopted and not able to find my birth family until Pennsylvania finally allowed adopted children to access their original birth certificates in, 2019. It didn't take me long to find my birth mother's family, but I was still an only child there. My mother never married and died in 2011. I'm in touch with her brothers and half sister.
It took a little longer to find my father's side of the family but BOY did I find family! All together, there were 10 of us! Myself and another half sister are the only ones not part of the nuclear family. One brother died of Covid in 2021. I'm in touch with two of my sisters and a cousin who is like a dear, dear friend. I met one of my brothers in 2021 as well. We look alike! There is going to be a big family reunion next year but since I'm disabled, I doubt I can attend. But living all my life thinking I was alone, having no other living being who was associated with me, was upended. In a very good way!
At 75 ... just found a half brother and also the news that my father was not a biological parent. Since I am not close to my current half and full siblings ... full siblings are now half siblings.... am enjoying building a relationship with my new brother...
This is so heartwarming, Kate (presently 10 degrees in Bellingham!). I look forward to hearing more about these new family connections. I hope the quiet winter days are pleasing for you! 🥰
This makes me cry. I'm so happy for how you maneuvered the challenges and ended up in a sweet place. I'm always grateful for how your stories end up uplifting.
Happy solstice Kate. It’s a chilly -19 below here in Missoula as I write this comment!! You snow looks beautiful and cheers to your girls for laying those eggs! 🐓Thank you for sharing your story and the wonderful picture of you with your siblings! I’m so happy for you. 💚
Your story is a familiar one to me. I was adopted and not able to find my birth family until Pennsylvania finally allowed adopted children to access their original birth certificates in, 2019. It didn't take me long to find my birth mother's family, but I was still an only child there. My mother never married and died in 2011. I'm in touch with her brothers and half sister.
It took a little longer to find my father's side of the family but BOY did I find family! All together, there were 10 of us! Myself and another half sister are the only ones not part of the nuclear family. One brother died of Covid in 2021. I'm in touch with two of my sisters and a cousin who is like a dear, dear friend. I met one of my brothers in 2021 as well. We look alike! There is going to be a big family reunion next year but since I'm disabled, I doubt I can attend. But living all my life thinking I was alone, having no other living being who was associated with me, was upended. In a very good way!
Happy Yule and Merry Christmas!
Mel
I have no martini glasses no vodka or pomegranate or orange or lime, but I raise a mug of Tulsi Tea to you for a life well lived. 💖
At 75 ... just found a half brother and also the news that my father was not a biological parent. Since I am not close to my current half and full siblings ... full siblings are now half siblings.... am enjoying building a relationship with my new brother...
Such a sweet story. Thanks for sharing. Happy Solstice! Peggy Songster
Wonderful, Kate, love the photo of the three of you so much! Wow 🤩 in the beautiful snow ❄️ it looks like a cake on top of your outdoor café table!
Wow!! You’re in the banana belt!
This is so heartwarming, Kate (presently 10 degrees in Bellingham!). I look forward to hearing more about these new family connections. I hope the quiet winter days are pleasing for you! 🥰
Stay warm Kate! I can’t wait for our next family reunion. 💞💞