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Steve, from London, Ontario, Canada shares his story of being adopted after his mother lost a child. Steve and his mother never connected, in fact, she stifled his social development and seemed to be holding him back because he didn’t look like their family, and didn’t fit in. As a teen, Steve was out on his own in the streets when he learned that he had fathered a child – that’s when he became a single father. In reunion, he found a connection to his birth mother, but her empty promises ended with rejection that surprised him. Read Full Transcript Damon:                       https://www.temi.com/editor/t/W9k-YyLJ5dESS_5WDL2WRXpg0_RU3h3gLeDymVTYpofJLu-wbfyrk0uIuhb2WmBQ-L9i21Tpy1QB_kM-4redUgga9Vo?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=0.03 (00:00)               Hey there. I just wanted to take a sec to let you know that in between producing the show, chasing my son Seth around and generally living life, I took time to write a book about my own adoption journey. It’s called Who Am I Really? Of course. If you’d like to pre order a copy, go to WhoAmIReallypodcast.com and click shop, where you will be redirected to the publishers bookstore. I hope to make it to your reading list. Okay, here’s this week’s show. Steve:                          https://www.temi.com/editor/t/W9k-YyLJ5dESS_5WDL2WRXpg0_RU3h3gLeDymVTYpofJLu-wbfyrk0uIuhb2WmBQ-L9i21Tpy1QB_kM-4redUgga9Vo?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=33.92 (00:33)               My birth mother tells her, look, I’m not allowed to have contact with him. The kids have his contact information. If they want to contact him, they’re welcome to. I’ve given them, you know what I mean? Everyone’s aware and man, that felt like a knife through the gut, and I don’t know why. Like I guess in that moment I just, I felt orphaned. Voices:                        https://www.temi.com/editor/t/W9k-YyLJ5dESS_5WDL2WRXpg0_RU3h3gLeDymVTYpofJLu-wbfyrk0uIuhb2WmBQ-L9i21Tpy1QB_kM-4redUgga9Vo?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=62.08 (01:02)               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/W9k-YyLJ5dESS_5WDL2WRXpg0_RU3h3gLeDymVTYpofJLu-wbfyrk0uIuhb2WmBQ-L9i21Tpy1QB_kM-4redUgga9Vo?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplinkats=73.55 (01:13)               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 Steve. He called me from London, Ontario, Canada. Steve shares his story of being adopted after his mother lost a child, but Steve and his mother never connected. In fact, she stifled his social development and seemed to be holding him back because he didn’t look like their family and didn’t fit in. As a teen, Steve was out on his own in the streets when he learned that he had fathered a child, that’s when he became a single father. In reunion, he found the connection to his birth mother, but empty promises ended with rejection and that surprised him. This is Steve’s journey. Steve doesn’t recall being told he was adopted. He just always knew it, but he doesn’t know how he knew that fact. By his description, his parents were... Support this podcast