090 – It’s Not Your Fault, I Made It Through
Lori was adopted after her biological mother lived with her adoptive parents, desperately trying to escape the tyranny of her abusive husband. The abuse her birth mother suffered would be a recurring theme in her own life when her mother’s drinking got worse. Lorie tells the story of growing up reminded of the privilege she lived with but wanting only to be herself, not keep up appearances for her mother. When she found her birth mother, she was able to share her own sons with their new grandmother, a woman who missed out Lori’s youth. Read Full Transcript Lori: https://www.temi.com/editor/t/bVwgP9NIFRN9KGxyzLlEcGR-vg-nQLe3leB3zP2oYVB7r6obtIIcgkSKfYDapbBZ36MYI6n7FouRRG4nzaccNNu-X_k?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=0.93 (00:00) He had actually moved her from the house and moved her into like an abandoned farm hill and she said there was no electricity, no running water. Um, it was her and my oldest brother, pretty much they had no food. She was severely malnourished when she was pregnant and to the point where he would take car parts out of the car, so she couldn’t go anywhere. She was pretty much abandoned in a foreign house and had nowhere to go. She couldn’t escape for the longest time. Voices: https://www.temi.com/editor/t/bVwgP9NIFRN9KGxyzLlEcGR-vg-nQLe3leB3zP2oYVB7r6obtIIcgkSKfYDapbBZ36MYI6n7FouRRG4nzaccNNu-X_k?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=35.71 (00:35) 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/bVwgP9NIFRN9KGxyzLlEcGR-vg-nQLe3leB3zP2oYVB7r6obtIIcgkSKfYDapbBZ36MYI6n7FouRRG4nzaccNNu-X_k?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=47.2 (00:47) 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 Lori. She called me from Georgia before her move to Washington state. She was adopted after her biological mother lived with her adoptive parents, but that boarding situation was forced because of abuse, which was a recurring theme in Lori’s home, thereafter. She tells the story of growing up reminded of the privilege she lived with, but wanting only to be herself, not keep up appearances for her mother. When she found her birth mother, she was able to share her sons with the woman who had missed out on her youth years ago. This is Lori’s journey. Damon: https://www.temi.com/editor/t/bVwgP9NIFRN9KGxyzLlEcGR-vg-nQLe3leB3zP2oYVB7r6obtIIcgkSKfYDapbBZ36MYI6n7FouRRG4nzaccNNu-X_k?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=91.83 (01:31) When I spoke to Lori from Georgia, she was planning to move their young family west to Washington following her husband’s career in the United States army. Lori’s five month old son was in the background so you might hear him from time to time. She told me that she was born and partially raised in central California where her parents and most of their family were from. She didn’t really know too many adopted kids in her area and adoption wasn’t spoken of in her home. She said she was one of four that her parents... Support this podcast
