This entire essay is stunning, thank you for it.

…epts me as his daughter. This somehow makes me feel even worse, which in turn makes me feel guilty. I have a father, I have no right to be sad, my loss has been replaced. There is no room for my grief, so I swallow it and it lodges itself deep inside me.
A Midlife Reckoning With Childhood Trauma
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Mindy Stern
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This entire essay is stunning, thank you for it. These lines describe my experience as an adoptee. Digging out that grief is my life's work.
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Written by Mindy Stern9.2K Followers
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Screenwriter. Essayist. Wannabe Novelist. Adoptee. www.themindystern.com
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