Adoption late discovery

I am not your little orphan Annie.

By Michelle RiessOriginally posted in 2019. Updated 2023 In May 1982, the film Annie was released in the United States. Annie, which takes place in New York City in the 1930s, is the story of a 10-year-old girl named Annie (Aileen Quinn) who lives inREAD MORE…

Could you secretly be adopted? Red flags that could point to adoption.

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By Michelle RiessOriginally posted in 2018. Updated 2023 In September 2017, at age 40, I accidentally discovered that I am adopted after getting a DNA match on Ancestry to one of my three full biological sisters. It was a life-changing experience that redefined (and simultaneouslyREAD MORE…

Memory fails witness in adoption case (1981)

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Original Publication: Courier-Post Original Publication Date: June 5, 1981 NOTE: Much of the information taken from Kent’s testimony completely contradicts Hollie’s experiences and even some of the details that were provided to Michelle by her adoptive father in 2017. We briefly discuss these issues andREAD MORE…