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Kate Bodin
Dec 20, 20244 min read
Why Would My Parents Adopt A Child?
In the early hours of the morning, I was wheeled to the delivery room, fully conscious and totally heartbroken. I knew it was way too early,
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Kate Bodin
Nov 27, 20245 min read
Thanksgiving Thoughts from an Adoptee
Does my longing for family and the traditions around holidays have anything to do with being adopted? I'd say absolutely. The one thing I've
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Kate Bodin
Oct 23, 20244 min read
Oh It's YOU??? My Birth Father
On September 21, 2015, I received an email from Ancestry that my DNA results were in! I couldn't get to my computer fast enough
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Kate Bodin
Oct 13, 20243 min read
My Birthmother's Story
It was in Charleston that Irene met a man named Lowell and they became engaged to be married when Irene was 23.
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Kate Bodin
Oct 4, 20244 min read
Getting to Know My Fiancée
I called my college boyfriend and told him that we were going to get married. He warned me that I had not spent enough time getting to know
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Kate Bodin
Sep 22, 20243 min read
Alone
I knew that I'd have to address how adoption has affected my life, and particularly my relationships.
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Kate Bodin
Sep 5, 20244 min read
Primal Memories
During the movement class I took as a part of my master's program, I had an intense dream about the day that I was born when I experienced m
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Kate Bodin
Aug 31, 20244 min read
I Always Knew That I was Adopted
The answer really is that I always knew....how, I really don't know. My parents were always open with us kids about our adoptions (my brothe
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Kate Bodin
Aug 25, 20242 min read
Finally, After 44 Years, I Was About to Meet My Birthmother
As the escalator descended to the baggage claim on the lower level, a woman on crutches slowly came into view. Finally, after 44 years, I wa
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Kate Bodin
Aug 17, 20242 min read
She Looks Like Me! Meeting My Half-Sister for the First Time
An account of meeting my biological half-sister for the first time.
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Kate Bodin
Aug 8, 20244 min read
An Artistic Exploration of AdoptionÂ
The work and research that I focused on became more and more centered around being adopted.
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Kate Bodin
Aug 2, 20243 min read
The First Phone Call
"Kate, I agree with you that a phone call would be great now. Here's my phone number....I promise to try not to cry the whole time.
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Kate Bodin
Jul 27, 20242 min read
A Breathtaking Birthday Present from my Birthmother
I finally summoned up the courage to tell my mom and dad that I'd found my birthmother Irene. I don't remember the conversation well - I...
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Kate Bodin
Jul 16, 20243 min read
Do Your Parents Know? My Birthmother's Difficult Question
You haven't mentioned your adopted parents since your first letter. Do they know you have had contact with me?
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Kate Bodin
Jul 5, 20242 min read
I Have Three Great Daughters! A Letter from My Birthmother
Just two days after my birthmother, Irene, told my two half-sisters about me, she wrote me a letter. She sent it through the adoption...
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Kate Bodin
Jun 27, 20242 min read
And Then There Were Three - My Biological Half-Sisters
Take a peek into the dining room of a sweet white house in Media, Pennsylvania 43 days after I wrote my last letter to Irene. Here's a...
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Kate Bodin
Jun 22, 20242 min read
I Still See You as the Tiny Baby I Kissed Goodbye - A Letter from my Birthmother
"I wish I could describe the feelings of joy and awe that I felt when I held your letter in my hands. For so many years I've imagined what y
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Kate Bodin
Jun 15, 20243 min read
A Dance into Grief - An Adoptee's Journey
In the dream, I had just been born and my birthmother held me and and then kissed me goodbye.
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Kate Bodin
Jun 9, 20241 min read
Dear Kate - A Letter from My Birthmother
Dear Kate - For almost two weeks I have been writing and rewriting a letter to you - but nothing came out right.
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Kate Bodin
Jun 2, 20242 min read
Searching for my Birthmother - A Small Ray of Hope
Having left you all with the impression that meeting Irene was futile, I'll give you a tiny ray of hope. You might remember that, on...
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About Me
My name is Kate Bodin. I'm a Registered Horticultural Therapist, educator, garden consultant and amateur photographer living in Portland, Oregon. I was adopted at birth which has always been an undercurrent in my life.
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