004 – Lucky Online, Connecting When You’re Not Even Looking
Growing up in Leah’s home everyone was comfortable with adoption. Her adopted mom is an adoptee, and her two siblings are adoptees, though they are biologically related to one another. The kids were made to feel special because her parents chose them. But no matter how much love an adoptee receives, sometimes knowing that their origins are with another set of parents can fuel undeniable desires to try to learn more about themself. In Leah’s story, she was at a moment in her life when she wasn’t actively searching when her c0-worker’s luck online changed everything in an instant. The post http://www.whoamireallypodcast.com/004-leah-l/ (004 – Lucky Online, Connecting When You’re Not Even Looking) appeared first on http://www.whoamireallypodcast.com (Who Am I...Really? Podcast). Leah: https://www.temi.com/editor/t/X7oLfATYb14xkA1aq_0Zn365Bz69Ift5P8t5PdTDH1Twt2namYATOZNqh4VqqLrOTNa4psAL6e65n9cBvmqpSeJLjgg?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=1.81 (00:01) So my search kind of stopped there for some time. It really stopped for probably 10 years or so before I was even really looking again, I kind of decided at that point, look what I have in my fantasy is all I need. I don't necessarily want the truth. That truth may not be what I want to hear. Voices: https://www.temi.com/editor/t/X7oLfATYb14xkA1aq_0Zn365Bz69Ift5P8t5PdTDH1Twt2namYATOZNqh4VqqLrOTNa4psAL6e65n9cBvmqpSeJLjgg?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=24.06 (00:24) 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/X7oLfATYb14xkA1aq_0Zn365Bz69Ift5P8t5PdTDH1Twt2namYATOZNqh4VqqLrOTNa4psAL6e65n9cBvmqpSeJLjgg?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=35.31 (00:35) This is "Who Am I Really" a podcast about adoptees that have located and connected with their biological family members. Hey, it's Damon and on today's show I'm joined by Leah. Now we've all been online and found ourselves going down what seems like a rabbit hole content that's automatically fed to us. But what if that rabbit hole led you straight to your family of origin? In Leah's case, after years of searching on and off for her relatives, it turned out that she just needed a little bit of luck online. I'm so glad that Andrea was able to connect us. Damon: https://www.temi.com/editor/t/X7oLfATYb14xkA1aq_0Zn365Bz69Ift5P8t5PdTDH1Twt2namYATOZNqh4VqqLrOTNa4psAL6e65n9cBvmqpSeJLjgg?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=79.06 (01:19) So tell me a little bit about your family growing up, your family structure and you know, as an adoptee where you fell in your family and how it was in your community. Leah: https://www.temi.com/editor/t/X7oLfATYb14xkA1aq_0Zn365Bz69Ift5P8t5PdTDH1Twt2namYATOZNqh4VqqLrOTNa4psAL6e65n9cBvmqpSeJLjgg?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=91.59 (01:31) Yeah. Well I was adopted at six months of... Support this podcast
