"A dozen years after I met my birth mother, I started an MFA program and began writing it down, but fictionally...After all, the core of my story was about seeking (and telling) the truth."
I read and loved this memoir -- but just spent the past 30 minutes trying to figure out how I found it in the first place. Patting myself on the back for doing so, regardless! A special shout-out for the cover art and author photo, both of which are beautiful.
Thank you for this. I learned so much about myself from reading about yourself. Having written a very personal memoir with ease, going from that to a standup comedy routine as several suggested would be the hardest thing I could imagine. Likewise, I loved the writing but not having written. We are all so so different.
I loved reading this entry. I am an adoptee myself and have known my bio-Mom for 34 years. I am now almost 67, and there are days that I really feel like a daughter to my B-Mom and other times not a daughter. My 1/2 sisters make all the decisions for her. I love her very much, and relish any time to get to have with her or speak to her. My Adoptive parents are long gone. I am sad the author had to create fictional characters to protect her B-Mom’s anonymity. I have never hidden anything that I know. It is my story too
I hung on to every word in your memoir, and it validated my own quest for 'seeking and telling the truth. ' As a step-adoptee, I've had a similar experience of struggling with identity and worthiness. Your journey of writing the memoir inspires me, especially when I feel I should be further along in writing my own.
I read and loved this memoir -- but just spent the past 30 minutes trying to figure out how I found it in the first place. Patting myself on the back for doing so, regardless! A special shout-out for the cover art and author photo, both of which are beautiful.
Thank you for this. I learned so much about myself from reading about yourself. Having written a very personal memoir with ease, going from that to a standup comedy routine as several suggested would be the hardest thing I could imagine. Likewise, I loved the writing but not having written. We are all so so different.
I loved reading this entry. I am an adoptee myself and have known my bio-Mom for 34 years. I am now almost 67, and there are days that I really feel like a daughter to my B-Mom and other times not a daughter. My 1/2 sisters make all the decisions for her. I love her very much, and relish any time to get to have with her or speak to her. My Adoptive parents are long gone. I am sad the author had to create fictional characters to protect her B-Mom’s anonymity. I have never hidden anything that I know. It is my story too
Shared! You inspire me Susan Ito and have for a long time. I’m an admirer.
I hung on to every word in your memoir, and it validated my own quest for 'seeking and telling the truth. ' As a step-adoptee, I've had a similar experience of struggling with identity and worthiness. Your journey of writing the memoir inspires me, especially when I feel I should be further along in writing my own.