“Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies.” —
by Michelle Riess
This week it has been two full years since I made the very unexpected discovery that I was adopted as a newborn after getting an Ancestry DNA match to one of my three full biological sisters. I was forty years old at the time and had never been told that I was adopted. This was obviously a very shocking thing to discover about yourself as an adult, especially when you grew up believing you were an only child. (you can read that story here)
I can’t believe it’s been two years already! It feels like it was a lifetime ago and just yesterday all in the same breath. I feel like I’ve known my family forever even though it’s only been two years since we met for the first time. I still can’t believe all of this has happened–I don’t think I will ever be able to fully process it all because it’s just so extraordinary. The number of times we’ve been told that our experience is like watching a movie or reading a novel is well into the hundreds at this point, so I know I’m not alone in my utter disbelief. Lol! Continue reading
