One of my parents left for parts unknown when I was young. As the years went by I wondered if they had started another family. Were there others that looked like me out there?
DNA services came along, and the commercials were non-stop. Happy reunions abounded on all the available media. But still, I hesitated to pull the trigger.
Turns other relatives did - and my siblings found me.
And I embraced them.
It was easy on my end.
Most of the relatives I grew up with had passed on.
My only child and their spouse fully supported me.
But, things were not easy for other reasons.
One of my siblings was adopted into a family where there were mixed feelings?about them looking for people who had given them away.
I was not a person who had given away anyone away. How could I give away someone I didn’t know about?
All my siblings had to deal with a lot of emotions concerning our shared biological parent.
Some had created a fantasy figure who was light years from reality.
It was quite the experience.
I’m not here to encourage or discourage anyone.
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Full Disclosure; I am not using my own name, specific locations, ages, genders in my emails because I need to protect my siblings/their families privacy.
I am not a professional trained to offer medical, mental health, or legal advice on this or any other topic.
