Yesterday I spoke to half-bio-bro for the first time. I’m a professional questioner yet I found myself almost speechless.
His grandfather (my bio one) was born on a ship to the US! He and his brothers became farmers. Their father, my bio-dad was also a farmer.
I have four half bio siblings–three younger than I am. They don’t know about me as I was born after my oldest half-bio-bro. Oldest half-bio-bro remembers my bio-mom. He believed my story to be true. I lost any doubt when I saw a picture of his son in his 20′s. He looked just like me. It was amazing!
I don’t really feel comfortable saying more than that right now. It’s a lot to take in.
What a year this has been! On New Years Eve when I ate every lucky food I could find mentioned on the Internet–salmon’s one, kale’s another, collard greens and spinach still more foods–so this wasn’t an unknown me–I had no idea that the next Friday I would randomly be looking at a picture of my bio-mom when an editor from Psychology Today called.
And in early summer I would hear from my birth cousins on bio-mom’s side. I know I will look back and think 2011 the most amazing of years even if most of the time it felt as if the US was drowning in its fluids.
First I have to catch my breath!
This is amazing. No wonder you’re breathless and speechless. But a ride worth taking, I think.
You did it! Good for you. Now…baby steps!
xo
Karen
Thanks Karen
baby steps it will be as I can’t do any other kind. A bit paralyzed!
@Doug
Thanks. I hope. I need my friends!
This is beyond exciting! I actually have goose bumps right now!
@Nathalie
I’m in another dream world. My father and I were diehard Peyton Place devotees. It was true–except for the after being born part
I think all my comments on this matter end up sounding the same. Can’t imagine how mind-blowing this all must be. So happy/excited for you. You know you have many friends to bounce things off of.
And if they’re all busy, you have my email/IM/blog/Twitter/Facebook/cell
@Bone
You are hilarious in a very Bone way!
@Bone
And thank you Bone! Very very much
Wow, this is a ride, Pia. Hang in there and enjoy getting to know your kin-folk (as they’d call ‘em in SC).
@Sage
It’s complicated, Sage. Real complicated
Thanks
What a year indeed… (excuse me – off to buy some of that lucky food lol)
I am hoping this journey for you continues to astound and soothe.
Complicated sucks but there is nothing so mundane as “simple”.
Complicated sucks but there is nothing so mundane as “simple”.
Love this sentence. Thanks Cooper!