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My name is Melody. I found out I was adopted when I was 28 years old and I had a daughter that was six months old. I am 44 years old now, my daughter is seventeen and I have been divorced for 12 years. I am a graduate student seeking my Master's in Human Development. Taking courses for my degree has open my curiosity about my adoption and has made me revisit the feelings I had when I found out late in life about my adoption. most rescently I took a class on enthicity and heritage which made me even more curious about my own heritage. My curiosity of my adoption has beacome so focused that I have decided to write my thesis on adults who found out about thier adoption in thier adult years. I want to find a common ground with them and pehaps help me understand some of my issues. I have mix emotions about how I want to proceed with finding out more about my biological family. It would be nice to hear from others who found out late in life about thier adoption and how they are coping.