Tag: Adoption
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Almost 6 months old…
In the recent few months I have met and held our first grandson. This smiling, happy child has captivated me in a way that I had expected, and, if I’m honest, has also captivated me in a way I had not expected. that’s down to dates and my own circumstances. I’ll come back to that. …
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“They’re not your real Mammy and Daddy!”
It was like a slap but this was different. I’d had a slap or two in the little fights or if the road football match was going wrong, things like that were to be expected, but this hurt in a way that a slap did not. I’m sure I was in some sort of childish…
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So I got my file from the adoption agency the other day…
It was waiting on me the other morning. That the file arrived was not unexpected. I had finally asked for it at a recent meeting with my social worker. We’ve started on the road to contact my birth father’s family so I took the opportunity to ask. In what I’ve noticed is a recurring pattern,…
Martin Bridgeman 