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I decided to only reach out to Dennis for holidays. For easter, I sent a simple “Happy Easter” to which he replied “Thanks, you too”. Memorial day I sent a little longer text with a picture of Andy, myself and the kids. He replied and told me he is still trying to put his family…
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Things with my parents had been rough for the last couple years. My parent’s sold their house of 45 years and moved into a duplex home a mile and a half away from my grandma. This was to give them no maintenance, single floor living but also to live closer to my grandma for my…
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Can she be honest? I am not sure. Lies are her way of life. I completely believe she doesn’t know how to tell the truth. Looking back at my not so stellar childhood, she’s never been honest. She was in a relationship with another man for many years. When I say many, I mean upwards…
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This has been the worst thing I’ve ever experienced in my life. At this point the only people who knew this whole screwed up situation were my husband, my best friend Kathy and my brothers. I know I need to confront my mother, but I am not even not sure she will be honest. I…
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I spent the next several days crying and honestly still in disbelief and numb. Surely, she’s wrong. I began researching the accuracy of the DNA. I kept questioning my search angel about the accuracy. She finally said to me, DNA doesn’t lie. I then became angry; angry at everyone. Angry at God. Why in the…
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Six weeks later, I got my results. As I scanned through the paternal matches, not a single Loewenstine. Many names I didn’t recognize but my grandma had 11 siblings I was sure these were her sisters kids and grandkids. I didn’t care about them. I already knew so much about the Stevens family and I…
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I was always into genealogy as long as I can remember. In 1984 at just 11 years old, I remember going to my great grandma Lanning’s 90th birthday celebration and sitting with my grandma Zink and her brother, Uncle Don, with my notebook and asking them tons of questions. What were your grandparents names? What…
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It’s not often that you have your grandma until you’re 51 years old. Here I was, June 2024 walking into my grandma’s empty house with my daddy. She had just passed and we went to take a few remaining things of hers. She moved to this house when I was 6 months old, so it’s…
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It was February 14, 2025, my life was flipped upside down. Please come along with me as I share my story. Hang on tight…. its a roller coaster ride.
