Finding Myself Part 3

It was about mid July and late at night…past a young girls bed time…I was hanging out with a couple of girl friends on a bad side of town. I had to be about 12-13 at the time… I remember the air smelled crisp and the street was loud…music and traffic out…I was sitting outside [...]

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The Ugly Truth of Adoption

Adopting a child is serious business. You are not just committing to your self you are commiting to another human being.Did you know that even after taking care of a child for 16 years an adoptive parent is allowed to give them up? To be once again in the system? Adoption is creating billions of dollars [...]

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Finding Myself : Part 2

Hello everyone, Glad you are enjoying the story this far….well where did I leave off? Yes I was around 12yrs old and I had started to drink a lot. My mother hadn’t even noticed that I was raiding her liquor cabinet pretty much everyday. I would fill up my thermos….and take it to school.  On [...]

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Finding Myself

I have to say this is quite a difficult thing for me…but I realized how could I possibly ask you to share your story when you havent even heard mine! So it started when I was but a speck in my mothers eye….just playing… I guess I would have to say when I was first [...]

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Adoption and the Children Affected: Series 1

In our world today thousands of children are adopted each year. Many people find this a blessing and are overjoyed when they adopt a child. Though no one ever looks at it from the childs point of view. As adults we understand why it is better but how can we say for sure we know [...]

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Finding My Family

To the average person family is something you have at birth. However many times in the shadows and behind closed doors family life is simply a shattered mirror of what you see when you sleep. Many children dream everyday of feeling the love of a true family. The satisfaction of simply knowing where they came [...]

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