Tag: Adoption

  • In My Life

    In My Life

    There are places I’ll rememberAll my life, though some have changed.Some forever, not for better;Some have gone and some remain. “In My Life” – The Beatles I hope you will indulge me, thoughtful reader.  Because I would like to share a very personal moment, a milestone with you.  I said goodbye to Glendale, and my…

  • Mothering

    Mothering

    After telling people that I’m adopted, the most common reply is a look of shock and then some variation on the question, “So, do you know your birthmother?”  Now, I’m smart enough to understand the question, but I believe that’s an unfortunate phrase, because in every way that matters my “adoptive” mother gave birth to…