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No glossy brochures here. What you’ll find instead are stories from the road — the hand-drawn maps, the detours nobody warned us about, and the landmarks you only recognize if you’ve lived them.

Think of this as the motel’s Tourist Info rack, minus the coupons for wax museums and chain buffets. Instead, you’ll find essays, reflections, and maybe a little gallows humor — all part of navigating life as one of the biologically bewildered.

Take what you need, leave what doesn’t fit, and check back often. The stack’s always changing.

Some of the first stops you’ll see here come from reflections written over two years, marking our 25th reunion anniversary. We wrote in dialogue — Point A, then Point B — trading perspectives on the same themes. Think of them as postcards back and forth, saved here for fellow travelers who might recognize the landscape.

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Mother's Day

Mother’s Day has never been an easy holiday for those touched by adoption. In this heartfelt reflection, both mother and daughter explore what it means to hold each other in...

Mother's Day

Mother’s Day has never been an easy holiday for those touched by adoption. In this heartfelt reflection, both mother and daughter explore what it means to hold each other in...

Christmas Reflections

Christmas carries both beauty and heaviness when adoption is part of the story. From a lonely holiday spent in an unwed mother’s home to loud music and decorated trees in...

Christmas Reflections

Christmas carries both beauty and heaviness when adoption is part of the story. From a lonely holiday spent in an unwed mother’s home to loud music and decorated trees in...

It's Point A's Birthday

Birthdays can be complicated for adoptees, but for us they became a way of reclaiming joy. From childhood angel food cakes and sleepovers to the quiet tears of a birthmom...

It's Point A's Birthday

Birthdays can be complicated for adoptees, but for us they became a way of reclaiming joy. From childhood angel food cakes and sleepovers to the quiet tears of a birthmom...

Shame, Guilt, and the Weight of Adoption: A Bir...

Adoption leaves a legacy of unanswered questions, silent burdens, and emotions that surface decades later. In this entry, Point A recalls the sorrow of imagining her birth mother’s pain after...

Shame, Guilt, and the Weight of Adoption: A Bir...

Adoption leaves a legacy of unanswered questions, silent burdens, and emotions that surface decades later. In this entry, Point A recalls the sorrow of imagining her birth mother’s pain after...

Every Picture Tells a Story

Scrapbooking retreats became more than a hobby — they became a bridge between mother and daughter in reunion. What started as photo albums grew into a deeper bond, shaping special...

Every Picture Tells a Story

Scrapbooking retreats became more than a hobby — they became a bridge between mother and daughter in reunion. What started as photo albums grew into a deeper bond, shaping special...

The Family Puzzle: Labels, Boundaries, and Belo...

Reunion has brought incredible joy but also stirred deep questions about labels, belonging, and where adoption fits into our family circle. As we celebrate 25 years together, the missing puzzle...

The Family Puzzle: Labels, Boundaries, and Belo...

Reunion has brought incredible joy but also stirred deep questions about labels, belonging, and where adoption fits into our family circle. As we celebrate 25 years together, the missing puzzle...