019 – Adoption Was Chapter Two Of My Life, I Had To Learn About Chapter One
Michael grew up in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY. He led a comfortable life in the Williams loving home when he accidentally discovered, at 12 years old, that he was adopted. The discovery that he actually had another identity created conflict in him, especially during his teen aged years. With spontaneity, tenacity, and a fair bit of luck Michael was able to track down the phone number for a long lost cousin in NY. She sounded the alarm to the family that Michael had found her, and a series of holiday season reunions ensued. But his reunification was not without its resentment. Over the course of two decades he satisfied his curiosity to uncover every detail he could about who he really is. It was an emotional journey of discovery that led him all they way to his family’s roots in the South. The post http://www.whoamireallypodcast.com/019-michael-w/ (019 – Adoption Was Chapter Two Of My Life, I Had To Learn About Chapter One) appeared first on http://www.whoamireallypodcast.com (Who Am I...Really? Podcast). Michael (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/XIQ5KHaNCVM65gP25EFJzAbbxu5lz94f9Y3gjjS7W5R6Bz6nOjziRz66Wxje9_UIIcP30KMgPRRz4n_FSHyAJALzzo4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=2.44 (00:02)): The only thing I can think of was like going to the motherland. America is a nation of still with immigrants, but there is a mother country, ancestrally speaking, so whether you are going to come from Poland, Ireland, Africa or wherever. When you go back to those things, there's something grounding, something that anchors you and it did for me because I'm looking at this woman. I'm like my life story begin with this woman. It all started in her womb. Voices (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/XIQ5KHaNCVM65gP25EFJzAbbxu5lz94f9Y3gjjS7W5R6Bz6nOjziRz66Wxje9_UIIcP30KMgPRRz4n_FSHyAJALzzo4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=38.31 (00:38)): Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Damon (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/XIQ5KHaNCVM65gP25EFJzAbbxu5lz94f9Y3gjjS7W5R6Bz6nOjziRz66Wxje9_UIIcP30KMgPRRz4n_FSHyAJALzzo4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=49.71 (00:49)): This is Who Am I, Really? A podcast about adoptees that have located and connected with their biological family members. Hey, I'm Damon Davis on today's show. I'm joined by Michael who grew up in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Michael was living a comfortable life in the Williams loving home when he accidentally discovered that he was adopted at 12 years old. The discovery that he actually had, another identity created conflict in him during his teenage years. With spontaneity, tenacity, and a fair bit of luck, Michael was able to track down the phone number for a long lost cousin in New York. Over the course of two decades, he satisfied his curiosity to uncover every detail he could about who he really is. It was an emotional journey of discovery all the way to his family's roots in the South. We pick up Michael's journey at the beginning, as a child. Michael was raised with six siblings, some biological to each other and many foster children who moved in and out of their home over the years. His parents cultivated a family environment for everyone, including him. Michael (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/XIQ5KHaNCVM65gP25EFJzAbbxu5lz94f9Y3gjjS7W5R6Bz6nOjziRz66Wxje9_UIIcP30KMgPRRz4n_FSHyAJALzzo4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=125.76 (02:05)): In my world, I, I always, you know, thought that I was born in Brooklyn. That was my starting point and of course later on, I discovered that I had adopted into the family, but I was, I started as before as the Williams foster child and my adoption, wasn't made final until I was six years old. Even at that point, there was never any differentiation between, Oh these are the biological children, oh these are the adopted children, oh these are the foster children. Cause, I mean, growing up in a household, dad was still with foster kids coming in and out, not ever realizing that I had was in their shoes. Damon... Support this podcast
