Theological Reflections of an Adopted Daughter
For as long as I can remember I had a sense of not belonging, of being a misfit. When, therefore, at the age of six, it was casually mentioned over the dinner table that I was adopted it was no surprise. I felt I had always known. As I grew up I dreamed of who my real mother might be, the circumstan...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
2006
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Theology & sexuality
Year: 2006, Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Pages: 309-318 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Mother B baby B Orkney B daughter B adopted |
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| Summary: | For as long as I can remember I had a sense of not belonging, of being a misfit. When, therefore, at the age of six, it was casually mentioned over the dinner table that I was adopted it was no surprise. I felt I had always known. As I grew up I dreamed of who my real mother might be, the circumstances of my birth and where I had come from. It was many years before I found some answers to my questions and, in the process, discovered more about myself and the nature of relationships. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5170 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1355835806065390 |