We all had a mom somewhere. Whether or not we knew this mom may affect how we see the world and how the world sees us. My biggest transition was realizing the baggage I carried from birth. My parents told me I was legally theirs, even before I was born. My Dad said, "So even if you were born with purple polka dots, you were ours." I remember these words giving me a sense of acceptance and belonging with this tribe. However, I still wondered deep inside about my birth tribe. I always imagined that my mother was a very young princess who would no longer be respected if she had a child, and...

We all had a mom somewhere. Whether or not we knew this mom may affect how we see the world and how the world sees us. My biggest transition was realizing the baggage I carried from birth. My parents told me I was legally theirs, even before I was born. My Dad said, "So even if you were born with purple polka dots, you were ours." I remember these words giving me a sense of acceptance and belonging with this tribe. However, I still wondered deep inside about my birth tribe. I always imagined that my mother was a very young princess who would no longer be respected if she had a child, and...