August 1, 2018 At 8:41 a.m., I officially took my Father's last name! One June 30, 2018, my Dad and my Aunty honored my daughter and I with Hawaiian and Tahitian names. It is difficult to fully explain the emotional experience of being part of such a beautiful naming ceremony (see Our Hawaiian Names post… Continue reading It’s Legal
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200 Days
It’s been 200 days since I learned the name of my biological father. I was returning from a conference to my hotel. I was in the backseat of an Uber during California rush hour traffic when I logged into Ancestry.com from my iPhone. I touched the tab on my screen marked “See Your Matches” and… Continue reading 200 Days
