Everyday I have an inner turmoil raging inside my mind and my guts...everyday I think about how much my first mother hates me for breaking her secret. It kills me because I can't forgive myself. Why should I be forgiven? What have I done to ease her pain? Nothing. I can do nothing. And because I can do nothing I have to live with the damages I created for other people.

I discovered Steve Maraboli by a simple search. It helps a little but then I have a song playing in my head that explains me and my life better.

This should be the narrative for all Adopters. Instead they all seem to try and mold the Adoptee into the version that they want... Not healthy for an Adoptee that has lost their own self through no fault of their own.