[sal]

It was hard growing up with "secrets" looming in the background of my life...it was hard having to write "Adopted.. don't know" on every medical form that I filled out....stuff that many take for granted. I didn't search for my bfamilies until I was 48... WAY too long...but I think I needed to get myself to a place emotionally where I could deal with just about anything that I would find...I was welcomed with open arms by my bmother, bsiblings, and extended bfamily... but bfather and his other children and most of his extended family wish I didn't exist. Even with that rejection.. living in the light of truth is easier than the darkness of the secrets... sal