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Grief

So, my dad just died two weeks ago. Not my BIRTH CERTIFICATE FATHER, my DAD. The man I could not connect with, the man who did everything...

Apr 16, 20243 min read

So, my dad just died two weeks ago. Not my BIRTH CERTIFICATE FATHER, my DAD. The man I could not connect with, the man who did everything...

Apr 16, 20243 min read

Dear Mental Health Providers, As a mental health provider myself, I know it is a very busy world out there for us right now. This is the...

Jan 1, 20233 min read

A person who can keep a secret may be wise, but they are not half as wise as a person with no secrets to keep. – Edgar Watson Howe...

Jul 17, 20222 min read

Fatherhood has changed me completely. – Mick Hucknall Join a clandestine life, often less than ideal Hunted by the qualm of pretending...

May 2, 20221 min read

When I first learned I was an NPE, I was determined to never tell my dad (bcf) for several reasons. From my perspective, he was aging...

Mar 4, 20225 min read

There is something immoral about abandoning your common sense in matters of social importance. ― A.E. Samaan My mother passed away in...

Dec 12, 20214 min read

Not everyone will have this experience and for that I am grateful. For those who have felt the sting of rejection from family of origin...

Nov 19, 20214 min read

No legacy is so rich as honesty. - William Shakespeare A quarter century ago, some close family friends adopted a baby girl from an Asian...

Nov 4, 20215 min read

I have always hated my name. Our name is one of our earliest identities. Often provided to us even before we are born. Names can carry an...

Oct 8, 20214 min read