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Megan says she put her adopted mother through the ringer emotionally when she was a teenager. She thinks that’s partially because of her anger with her birth mother over her relinquishment. Most adoptees have no clue whom they’re setting out to find when searching for biological relatives, but Megan knew precisely who her birth mother was and what she looked like. In reunion, she found her half-brother who knew Megan’s birth father’s identity, because they were friends. The post http://www.whoamireallypodcast.com/051-2/ (051 – The Black Sheep Rocks The Boat) appeared first on http://www.whoamireallypodcast.com (Who Am I...Really? Podcast). Megan (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/pFpKuJ7KfDYifki0Uo20FOKBqAyfIthThPc4LUH521ZaH6dI_tvDkSzChRrDfmU4VaxeRvMPPDTgOPKwzWd1b-xUQ0A?loadFrom=SharedLinkats=4.88 (00:04)): He was basically robbed. You know, I felt so terrible for him. He was robbed of a child. He was only 23 when I was born and he didn't have any other children after me. So I was only titled and I felt really bad that he was robbed as having, you know, a child Damon (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/pFpKuJ7KfDYifki0Uo20FOKBqAyfIthThPc4LUH521ZaH6dI_tvDkSzChRrDfmU4VaxeRvMPPDTgOPKwzWd1b-xUQ0A?loadFrom=SharedLinkats=27.47 (00:27)): 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/pFpKuJ7KfDYifki0Uo20FOKBqAyfIthThPc4LUH521ZaH6dI_tvDkSzChRrDfmU4VaxeRvMPPDTgOPKwzWd1b-xUQ0A?loadFrom=SharedLinkats=38.84 (00:38)): This is who am I really a podcast about adoptees that have located and connected with their biological family members. I'm Damon Davis and on today's show is Megan. She called me from Los Angeles. One of my favorite places. Megan says she put her adopted mother through the ringer emotionally when she was a teenager. And she thinks that's partially because of her anger with her birth mother over her relinquishment. Most adoptees have no clue whom they're setting out to find when searching for biological relatives. But Megan knew precisely who her birth mother was and what she looked like. In reunion she found her half brother who knew exactly who Megan's birth father was because they were friends. This is Megan's journey. Megan was born in Pomona, California. She's in her twenties and her parents are in their sixties. So they were closer in age to being her grandparents than parents, she says she has a loving family and she had a really great childhood despite feeling different from them. She calls herself a black sheep in the family Megan (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/pFpKuJ7KfDYifki0Uo20FOKBqAyfIthThPc4LUH521ZaH6dI_tvDkSzChRrDfmU4VaxeRvMPPDTgOPKwzWd1b-xUQ0A?loadFrom=SharedLinkats=106.31 (01:46)): I was adopted in like a great family. I was a little bit of a black sheep, or I thought I was, I still kind of feel that way, but my childhood was awesome. You know, like my family is so loving. My grandparents were so amazing. I almost like going back to being a kid. I almost didn't really feel adopted until I got into my teen years. And you know, every, every teenager goes through, you know, the hard times and the hormones go crazy. And, but my childhood was amazing. I wouldn't change anything for the world. It definitely got harder when I hit teenage years. For sure. That's when I noticed, okay, I'm adopted. Damon (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/pFpKuJ7KfDYifki0Uo20FOKBqAyfIthThPc4LUH521ZaH6dI_tvDkSzChRrDfmU4VaxeRvMPPDTgOPKwzWd1b-xUQ0A?loadFrom=SharedLinkats=144.62 (02:24)): Yeah. Tell me, tell me a little bit about that feeling of being a black sheep. Megan (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/pFpKuJ7KfDYifki0Uo20FOKBqAyfIthThPc4LUH521ZaH6dI_tvDkSzChRrDfmU4VaxeRvMPPDTgOPKwzWd1b-xUQ0A?loadFrom=SharedLinkats=148.88 (02:28)): It's weird because my younger sister, who's almost 16. She's also adopted from another family. And, um, that's actually where I noticed that the most, you know, she is so different than me and she doesn't want to know anything, not... Support this podcast