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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...
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- Jul 17
- 2 min
End of an era
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...
- May 2
- 1 min
Ode 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 4
- 5 min
Telling 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, 2021
- 4 min
Moral issues
There is something immoral about abandoning your common sense in matters of social importance. ― A.E. Samaan My mother passed away in...
- Nov 19, 2021
- 4 min
Living with Rejection
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 4, 2021
- 5 min
DNA 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, 2021
- 4 min
What’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, 2021
- 3 min
Watch 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, 2021
- 4 min
Falling from the Family Tree
You may discover information about yourself that you, as well as your family, did not anticipate….As a user, you take responsibility for...
- Sep 3, 2021
- 6 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 26, 2021
- 5 min
Nineteen in 1968 and 2021
I 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, 2021
- 5 min
The Seven Stages of NPE Grief
Loss and grief is a universal experience. The topic of grief has been written about extensively, most notably by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross...
- Aug 6, 2021
- 3 min
NPE 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, 2021
- 3 min
This Test HAS to be Wrong
Customer 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, 2021
- 4 min
The NPE Princess and Her Royal Court
A 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, 2021
- 6 min
NPEs, help your helpers
When 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, 2021
- 2 min
NPE Guide Opening Note
The response to unexpected discoveries of previously unknown family is different for everyone. While not everyone has the same experience...