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Old 10-26-2003, 08:15 PM
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Yikes

Well my thoughts come from two view points. I was doing research and the woman at the library told me that a friend of hers had a brother who is adopted but no one told him. He would be late 40's. YIKES! Was my thought. I asked her why did she not tell him? She replied, "It was not her place." I told her about how I did not learn until a year ago last July and I just turned 37. That all of these years I had missed out on two half sisters, family reunions, birthdays, all kinds of things because it was not my neighbor's place nor my own godmother's place to tell me I was adopted. I was appalled! Not to mention mad beyond words. I cannot begin to tell you that it is your place. I guess my first thought was when I interrogated my neighbors was didn't you have any concious or guilt? They said it was a secret and even I was not to know. If you cannot personally come out and tell the person... Think about it and maybe try to get some form of proof then write a letter and give them proof. Just my opinion and wished someone would have done that with me years ago.
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