I was adopted twice

Posted on December 30, 2024 
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“I always knew I was adopted. Growing up, my parents were open about it – they had fostered children before adopting my sister and me.

On my shelf, I kept a book titled You Are Adopted. Whenever I had questions about my identity, I would pull it off the shelf and read it, trying to make sense of my place in the world. I remember many tearful moments with my Mum and Dad, asking, ‘Why didn’t my birth parents want me? Who am I? Where do I fit in?’ …”

– At SydneyAnglicans.net, Matt Redmond speaks of his own experience, and a book (The Forgetful Prince) he hopes will help children and adults to understand the most wonderful adoption of all.

Photo: SydneyAnglicans.net.