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Anonymous Daughter: April 2008
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Monday, April 07, 2008. Book Two - There Are No Accidents. There Are No Accidents.". It's a mantra many of us who were adopted want to believe in. In fact, I think many of us work to make it true. Some of us work extra hard to find our purpose and make the most of our lives, to PROVE that we were not accidents. that we are exactly where we are meant to be. Here's my most recent "Holy Cow! Was airing just nights before Christmas, I called Kathleen while she was traveling, to let her know. When pressed, Ka...
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Anonymous Daughter: "Awed & Pleasantly Overwhelmed" letter from Bennett
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Friday, June 03, 2005. Awed and Pleasantly Overwhelmed" letter from Bennett. This letter was written by my birth-father after he read my original "thank you" letter, and had heard from the agency that I was open to corresponding with him. Does she resemble her mother and me? And so on…. Let me say at the outset that I will totally respect any decision you've made about not wanting to meet me. My first thought about this was "after all, a father in prison! You are the only child I ever had. Whether yo...
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Anonymous Daughter: June 2005
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Friday, June 24, 2005. Fathers and Daughter: a poem. This is a poem I wrote shortly after I heard that my birth-father was looking for me. I included it in one of my letters to Ben, and gave one to my dad:. Two men worry;. Who will take care of her? For her, I can't wait! One was the first to hold me-. The other- to nurture and mold me. Memories of my dad…. Waking up early in my. Scurrying to his lap. Dance in the morning light-. What did he do? Who did he have to hold? What made him feel safe? I do want...
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Anonymous Daughter: Maybe some day...
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Thursday, August 18, 2005. In a letter from Ben after a few years of writing:. I love you very much. Your letters have been an inspiration and an affirmation for me. I have sometimes felt like you were brightening the picture a bit- if so, I believe your motive was simply to encourage me and not cause me worry, admirable qualities in a daughter. My love and thanks go out to your parents for helping raise a wonderful girl. I also want to clean up my blog postings. but the little time I have to dedicat...
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Anonymous Daughter: August 2005
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Thursday, August 18, 2005. In a letter from Ben after a few years of writing:. I love you very much. Your letters have been an inspiration and an affirmation for me. I have sometimes felt like you were brightening the picture a bit- if so, I believe your motive was simply to encourage me and not cause me worry, admirable qualities in a daughter. My love and thanks go out to your parents for helping raise a wonderful girl. Wednesday, August 17, 2005. From Ben in the pen.). Tuesday, August 16, 2005. I hear...
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Anonymous Daughter: April 2011
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Wednesday, April 06, 2011. Thank You for Giving Me Life. Awed and Pleasantly Overwhelmed". Fathers and Daughter: a poem. As published in Adoption Week). Tag at the end gives away something that happens in the book). My Special Day (link to excerpt published in Adoption Week). Book Two- There Are No Accidents. Messages from the Author. Updated March, 2011). Tuesday, April 05, 2011. Messages from the Author. Below: A video produced by L'Oreal Paris and Women of Worth. Wednesday, January 9, 2008. A question...
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Anonymous Daughter: Thank you for Giving Me Life
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Friday, June 03, 2005. Thank you for Giving Me Life. This is the letter I put on file at the agency, in case my birth-parents ever came looking for me:. Dear Wonderful People,. I want to thank you so much for giving me life. So far I have had an incredibly wonderful life thanks to your deep love and unselfishness. There is so much I want to tell you- but it all boils down to THANK YOU- because I have truly been blessed. Maybe we’ll adopt! Note: The first 11 comments below (through 8/16) were in response ...
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Anonymous Daughter: Introduction
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Friday, June 03, 2005. Me" That's how I signed all of my letters to my biological father. He never knew my name. And yet he gave me life. I was adopted. Some might say, "given up" for adoption. As a kid, I faced tough questions from other children like, "Didn't your parents want you? Or, "Why did they give you up? Jaime Marin, CA said. Congratulations and thank you for writing this book. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I was adopted. I could have been stuck in foster care for a very long time (re...
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Anonymous Daughter: Fathers and Daughter: a poem
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Friday, June 24, 2005. Fathers and Daughter: a poem. This is a poem I wrote shortly after I heard that my birth-father was looking for me. I included it in one of my letters to Ben, and gave one to my dad:. Two men worry;. Who will take care of her? For her, I can't wait! One was the first to hold me-. The other- to nurture and mold me. Memories of my dad…. Waking up early in my. Scurrying to his lap. Dance in the morning light-. What did he do? Who did he have to hold? What made him feel safe? Dave Thom...