025 – I Feel So Lucky, I Got Way More Than I Bargained For
With extra time on her hands, Jennifer used a Search Angel to locate her biological relatives. She connected with her maternal Aunt over Facebook Messenger, simultaneously emailing her birth father using his contact info from LinkedIn. Hoping for a connection to her biological mother, the pendulum swung in the other direction after her mother rejected her. Jennifer recovered almost immediately with a loving connection to her biological father whom she has a natural bond with. I hope you’ll remember David’s amazing story, in episode 15 http://bit.ly/2S8ORvO_015 (“We Wish We Could Have Grown Up Together”). He remembered the day, when he was a boy, when his family brought home a baby girl. Jennifer is David’s lifetime sister. The post http://www.whoamireallypodcast.com/025-2/ (025 – I Feel So Lucky, I Got Way More Than I Bargained For) appeared first on http://www.whoamireallypodcast.com (Who Am I...Really? Podcast). Jennifer (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/__Y-_hLEKle5tTMKGLVLC2TTBI8AK5ehMu41OrGunrnEUKdcORb-LAkBH6oE9U8KEd8KRytccZQgbB_b1YnpQRxdWGE?loadFrom=SharedLinkats=0.2 (00:00)): I feel so lucky to have formed this connection and you know, I didn't really go into it thinking that I was looking for a mother or a father. I was just looking for information to understand myself better and where I came from, but I got, you know, way more than I bargained for. Voices (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/__Y-_hLEKle5tTMKGLVLC2TTBI8AK5ehMu41OrGunrnEUKdcORb-LAkBH6oE9U8KEd8KRytccZQgbB_b1YnpQRxdWGE?loadFrom=SharedLinkats=27.41 (00:27)): 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/__Y-_hLEKle5tTMKGLVLC2TTBI8AK5ehMu41OrGunrnEUKdcORb-LAkBH6oE9U8KEd8KRytccZQgbB_b1YnpQRxdWGE?loadFrom=SharedLinkats=38.85 (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 today you're about to meet Jennifer who lives outside of Los Angeles. I'm excited to bring you her story because it's the first time the Who Am I Really podcast brings you the sibling story of another guest. I hope you'll remember the journey of David in episode 15 he said that he remembered the day when he was a boy, when his family brought home a baby girl. David (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/__Y-_hLEKle5tTMKGLVLC2TTBI8AK5ehMu41OrGunrnEUKdcORb-LAkBH6oE9U8KEd8KRytccZQgbB_b1YnpQRxdWGE?loadFrom=SharedLinkats=70.21 (01:10)): My younger sister is Jennifer, and she was three and a half years younger than me and I actually remember going to pick her up. It was just kind of cool. Yeah. I just remember kind of getting out of the car in the parking lot and going somewhere. Next thing we know, I have a sister. Damon (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/__Y-_hLEKle5tTMKGLVLC2TTBI8AK5ehMu41OrGunrnEUKdcORb-LAkBH6oE9U8KEd8KRytccZQgbB_b1YnpQRxdWGE?loadFrom=SharedLinkats=82.95 (01:22)): Just like David. Jennifer used a search angel to get started on her journey. The search angels team quickly returned information about both of Jennifer's biological parents, so she sent them both introductory messages. Hoping for a connection to her biological mother, the pendulum swung completely in the other direction after her mother rejected her. However, she was able to recover almost immediately with a loving connection to her biological father who has been connected to her ever since. Jennifer's parents were divorced when she was seven years old. When her curiosity about her history first struck her parents weren't able to give her any concrete details. Her brother David's search wasn't going very well. So Jennifer kind of let it go for a while. Jennifer (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/__Y-_hLEKle5tTMKGLVLC2TTBI8AK5ehMu41OrGunrnEUKdcORb-LAkBH6oE9U8KEd8KRytccZQgbB_b1YnpQRxdWGE?loadFrom=SharedLinkats=126.48 (02:06)): I knew from the time I was really young that I was adopted, so when I was young I wasn't... Support this podcast
