I always knew I was adopted. My parents were open about it, and they gave me a letter from my birth mom, Serena, written when she was just 16. For years, I wondered about her, but life moved on \u2014 until I unexpectedly found her working at a small roadside diner during a trip with my girlfriend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At first, I didn\u2019t tell her. I just kept visiting, ordering pie and coffee, and talking with her casually. Finally, one night, I gave her the old letter. The moment she recognized her handwriting, she broke down and hugged me like she\u2019d been waiting her whole life. We stayed up for hours, talking over pie and coffee, both in tears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Serena eventually told me about my birth father, Edward. Meeting him was overwhelming \u2014 he greeted me in a park with a hug so strong it nearly knocked the air out of me. He gave me a journal he had written over the years, full of letters and memories he never thought I\u2019d read, and even a photo of him holding me as a newborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now I have two families \u2014 the one who raised me and the ones who gave me life. Meeting them didn\u2019t replace what I already had, it only added more love to it. Their tears, stories, and gifts reminded me that even the hardest choices can be made out of love. And sometimes, if you\u2019re lucky, life brings you back together again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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