Tag Archives: Adoption

Saint Patrick’s Day Blessings to You.

Posted on 17 March 2024 by M.

Adoption Day is today.  My adoption, that is, which became official 76 years ago today. We – society, I mean – have a rather fixed idea about families.  Some people’s ideas are more fixed than others.  Non-inclusive, you might say.  … Continue reading →

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Whose Day is It?

Posted on 10 May 2015 by M.

I wonder if, when a guy has genetic testing done, whether for scientific, legal, or genealogical reasons, does he have only the Y Chromosome test done? That was the case in 2007, when a first cousin in my birth (biological) … Continue reading →

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Questions for Dead Mothers

Posted on 21 March 2015 by M.

I’ve had two mothers in my life. Ruth, the one who gave me life, was 28 when I was born. Dorothy, the one who raised me, was 32 when I was adopted. They knew of each other, in a general … Continue reading →

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A Rose By Any Other Name Still Has Thorns

Posted on 18 March 2015 by M.

Sixty-seven years ago yesterday, 17 March, I was adopted by Dorothy and Harold Eltrich.  The name I had been given at birth – given by the adoption agency, that is – was supplanted by a new name.  I was only … Continue reading →

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