tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854799610785943780.post1571779453926822295..comments2023-07-14T06:29:05.039-04:00Comments on Ginger Doodles: Ancestry and AdoptionMary Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08193758516376835185noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854799610785943780.post-63184622065728707862012-10-05T22:53:33.076-04:002012-10-05T22:53:33.076-04:00I'm glad you enjoyed it...I also wish both you...I'm glad you enjoyed it...I also wish both you and your daughters much luck with their journey; my (non-birth) brother and I had very different experiences of adoption, even with the same adoptive parents; he felt abandoned, whereas I never did. It affects everyone differently and in ways I didn't completely understand when I was younger. I do hope you know that any curiosity they may have about their birth families is not in the least a reflection on how they feel about you. I know my adoptive mom sometimes worried about that. That's why I like the above poem so much. Searching for one's history is not about caring more for one set of parents or another but rather about understanding the contribution each set of parents provided to one's life and trying to build a more complete understanding of who one really is and why. Knowledge is the mortar which joins all the puzzle pieces together into a consolidated whole. At least that's the hope. ;)<br /><br />Best wishes, <br />GMary Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193758516376835185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854799610785943780.post-47084401056433303632012-10-05T07:04:50.645-04:002012-10-05T07:04:50.645-04:00I have been walking this road with my two adopted ...I have been walking this road with my two adopted daughters ~ thank you for putting all yours/their deepest thoughs into words ~<br />kAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com