May 21 minOde to the “fathers”Fatherhood has changed me completely. – Mick Hucknall Join a clandestine life, often less than ideal Hunted by the qualm of pretending...
May 21 minOde to the “fathers”Fatherhood has changed me completely. – Mick Hucknall Join a clandestine life, often less than ideal Hunted by the qualm of pretending...
Mar 55 minTelling my Dad (BCF)…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...
Dec 12, 20214 minMoral issuesThere is something immoral about abandoning your common sense in matters of social importance. ― A.E. Samaan My mother passed away in...
Nov 20, 20214 minLiving with RejectionNot 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 4, 20215 minDNA truth: compare and contrast No legacy is so rich as honesty. - William Shakespeare A quarter century ago, some close family friends adopted a baby girl from an Asian...
Oct 8, 20214 minWhat’s in an NPE’s Name? 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 2, 20213 minWatch your NPE language!“No, that is incidental.” - Dr. Hannibal Lecter, Silence of the Lambs Language matters. The medical literature oozes with terms of...
Sep 19, 20214 minFalling from the Family TreeYou may discover information about yourself that you, as well as your family, did not anticipate….As a user, you take responsibility for...
Sep 4, 20216 min“NPE” is an illness!Even if the topic seems sensitive or embarrassing, it’s best to be honest and upfront with your health care provider. - National...
Aug 27, 20215 minNineteen in 1968 and 2021I don’t know how many of you have parented a nineteen-year-old college student but I am proud to say that we are almost through it. We...
Aug 6, 20215 minThe Seven Stages of NPE GriefLoss and grief is a universal experience. The topic of grief has been written about extensively, most notably by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross...
Aug 6, 20213 minNPE Study Habits“I have a keen sense of the oblivious.” - Josh Stern The U.S. National Library of Medicine’s website, www.clinicaltrials.gov, is the...
Jul 22, 20213 minThis Test HAS to be WrongCustomer service calls to ancestry testing companies making the claim that the test has to be wrong are common. For better or worse, the...
Jul 16, 20214 minThe NPE Princess and Her Royal CourtA lawsuit is a fruit tree planted in a lawyer’s garden. - Italian Proverb I am not an attorney. I view attorneys the same way I view my...
Jul 11, 20216 minNPEs, help your helpersWhen truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie. - Yevgeny Yevtushenko As a young child, I was diagnosed with kidney disease. How...
Jul 11, 20212 minNPE Guide Opening NoteThe response to unexpected discoveries of previously unknown family is different for everyone. While not everyone has the same experience...