tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post3626391494515348080..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: A Little Inspiration Can Do WondersJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-79482984171729115632015-07-06T23:09:02.897-07:002015-07-06T23:09:02.897-07:00Well, that may be the essence of an adoption...at ...Well, that may be the essence of an adoption...at least in our age. It's not that the family members would "recall" such an event--it's more likely that they wouldn't even have been aware of the event.<br /><br />With closed adoptions in the past century, the process was designed to allow as much anonymity for the birth parent as possible, I think, so those not privy to the details might not even have suspected.<br /><br />One of the unintended consequences of this new trend of DNA testing is to discover that some of our relatives may have been parents of infants subsequently put up for adoption. While discovering such a detail might be dismaying news for some, it has certainly been a boon for those adoptees yearning to know more about their own roots.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-2109074419665192102015-07-06T23:00:33.418-07:002015-07-06T23:00:33.418-07:00It's a start. At least it's got me back on...It's a start. At least it's got me back on track. I needed a little something to re-invigorate the effort.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-78227385052303881672015-07-06T14:12:39.080-07:002015-07-06T14:12:39.080-07:00Goodness... how many adoptees are in your family?
...Goodness... how many adoptees are in your family?<br /><br />I can't recall a single one in mine...Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-77497860127868566052015-07-05T22:59:27.932-07:002015-07-05T22:59:27.932-07:00Sounds like just the news you needed! :)Sounds like just the news you needed! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.com