Sue Lundquist: The Irony of May 2nd
4 yeas ago on May 2 I met my biological mother and gave birth to my third baby girl.
Four years later, on May 2nd, I sit here with a book going to print, two items in the process of being trademarked, Ladies Who Launch/The Huffington Post/IVillage asking about mother and daughter relationships and the power of such a relationship. That's just for starters.
Meeting and recreating the bond with my biological Mother was one of the most pivotal moments "in my life". I had just come back from the hospital after giving birth to my third daughter when I received her letter in response to mine three weeks earlier.
"You have never been a secret and I have loved you from the day you were born".
One of the many wonderful things she had said in the letter. How amazing was that to hear-incredible!. As I sit here typing I am crying not so much sadness for her death but from gratitude for meeting her again. Also then from the strength it took for her to give me up.
I sit here and think I am so glad I over came my fear and how grateful we are to be reunited. The family I have come to know and love. That has welcomed me with completely OPEN arms! It was if we had never left. The only difference was time.
I flew to Florida three times over the next 6 months. We had a family reunion where I met all my sibling, nieces and nephews and sudo adopted siblings-throughout her life she had welcomed abandoned children into her home. Her best friend of over 30 years-is whom I now call my Aunt Donna.
Then, fast forward to present day. read more....
