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 314 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 252 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 172 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 23 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 272 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 163 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 52 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 272 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 222 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 153 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 91 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
May 261 min read
They Found Her....but....
On November 4th 1998, the probate court had given the Elizabeth Lund Home 30 days to locate my birthparents before scheduling a court...
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Kate Bodin
May 182 min read
The Next Steps: Finding My Birthmother - Part 2
"By copy of this letter, I am asking for the assistance of The Lund Family Home in contacting your birth parents." I was stunned and exultan
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Kate Bodin
May 112 min read
Uncovering the Mystery: Finding My Birthmother Irene - Part 1
I'm going to skip ahead quite a few years because I want to share with you the story of my search for Irene, my birthmother. It's a bit...
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Kate Bodin
May 32 min read
Surprise!
In the spring of 1968, when my mom was 40, she went on her first trip to Europe with several of her friends. On her return home, mom...
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Kate Bodin
Apr 262 min read
And Then There Were Three
Excerpts from my Mom's journal and my own memory "Early in the dawning hours of August 6th (1961), my water broke and we drove rapidly to...
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Kate Bodin
Mar 271 min read
She Kissed Me Goodbye
December 16, 1956 Burlington, Vermont The day I was born. The room was dim, and the diffused winter sunlight struggled to pass through...
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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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