“There are times in every person’s life when they feel lonely, isolated, like maybe they don’t belong. For adoptees, this is often exacerbated by the circumstances. Because you were given up, you have a built-in scapegoat; you can blame everything… — Janet Louise Stephenson Copy Share Image
“I originally feared she might be dead, which felt like a sealed book that I would never be able to read. To have a… — Janet Louise Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Listening to Eddy describe his relationship with our mom seemed to indicate that what I feared would be my reality. He never talked poorly about our mother, but he was as honest and sincere as he could be. In a way, he was almost defensive of her to us – trying to help us understand what life had been like… — Janet Louise Stephenson Copy Share
“There are times in every person’s life when they feel lonely, isolated, like maybe they don’t belong. For adoptees, this is often exacerbated by… — Janet Louise Stephenson Copy Share Image
“I understood that it was time to quit postponing the embracing of my own potential. There was nothing more I needed to do to… — Janet Louise Stephenson Copy Share Image
