“I was standing in the shower, the hot water flowing down over my shoulders as the rivulets rinse the daily grime from my hair, the hot water gently opening the cuticles. My thoughts turn toward this new boy in my life, Will (the name whispers magic and passion to my heart of hearts). “My fingers work the shower spray around my head, rinsing and washing away the last of the yesterday’s grime. Taking the conditioner bottle and pouring some into…..
One morning, just after I came down to eat breakfast, my parents let it slip. At first, I didn’t believe them. NO WAY, Jose! Then I had no choice. They gave me the name of my mother. It was NOT the name of the woman standing in front of me that I had known all my life. Disbelief. Shock, Rejection. Who in the hell does this woman think she is, to suddenly want to come into my life and claim…..
Traveling this same road just three days earlier, frightened of the unknown which lay ahead. I could not understand why my birth mother, after all of these years, had suddenly reached out to find me. At the time the revelation about my birth had shocked the foundations of my world. My step-parents had never told me the truth and revealed that I was an adopted child. Imagine, if you can, that you’re a young woman, on the verge of college…..
What would you do if, just when you are on the edge of college graduation, and your parents spring shocking news that they adopted you when you were just a few days old? You ask why now, and they inform you that a detective agency has contacted them and your ‘real’ mother wants to meet. What would your feelings be? Happiness that she has reached out to find you. Anger that out of the blue, some 23 years late, she…..
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