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In reply to the discussion: I had a personally staggering, explosive weekend - in a good way. Wanted to share. Adoptees note. [View all]SharonAnn
(13,777 posts)Back in 1947, she was unmarried and gave her child up for adoption. That was a scandal at the time.
Fast forward, she contacted her mother 8 years ago who was thrilled to hear from her. All of a sudden Kathy (my adopted cousin) had 4 brothers, 28 cousins, 2 living uncles and a birth mother! We were all excited about this, though none of us had known about the adoption. Now that Kathy is retired, she and her husband travel a lot in their RV and are making connections with the cousins as they reach the parts of the country where we live.
My aunt had lived with us during her pregnancy and delivery, but I was 2 at the time and only vaguely remembered her visit. Certainly didn't understand pregnancy and babies at that time, much less adoption.
Such a happy ending for all of us. We're thrilled to have Kathy in our family.