They Found Me… And Then Dropped a Bombshell
I was abandoned as an infant—left in an alley with nothing but a thin blanket and no name. No one ever claimed me, so I was placed with a loving adoptive family. I grew up knowing I was adopted, but I never felt the urge to dig into my past. My parents were amazing, and I never wanted anything more.Then, I got engaged.
Thinking about starting a family of my own made me realize something—I had no medical history to pass down to my future children. What if there were hereditary conditions I needed to be aware of? So, I took a 23&Me test.I meant to keep it private, just to get some health insights. But I accidentally made myself discoverable.
That’s when my birth family found me.Two siblings—Liam and Sarah—reached out to me. At first, I was overwhelmed but curious. They seemed eager to talk, and I couldn’t deny the strange mix of nerves and excitement bubbling inside me.
We scheduled a video call.“We’ve been looking for you,” Liam said, his voice thick with emotion.
I felt a lump in my throat. “You have?”Sarah nodded. “But there’s something we need to tell you.”
Then, they dropped a bombshell that made my stomach turn.“You were never abandoned.”
I blinked. “What?”Liam hesitated before saying, “Our parents left you there… on purpose.”
My blood ran cold. “Why?”Sarah looked down. “Because you weren’t… supposed to exist.”
It felt like the air had been knocked out of my lungs.Liam continued, “Our parents were in a bad situation. You were an ‘accident,’ and they thought leaving you somewhere ‘safe’ was their best option. They just never came back.”
I couldn’t speak. My mind was reeling.Then Sarah added, “And now… they want to meet you.”Then Sarah added, “And now… they want to meet you.”