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‘Primal wound’ afflicts even adoptees who do not realize its effects
Not everyone has an adoption as healthy and natural as mine — and their stories can break your heart.
Jeff Kidd
Jan 127 min read
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Coming home to a mother who loves you fiercely
Mom always made her adopted son feel safe in her nest, but she knew when it was time to nudge me out, too.
Jeff Kidd
Jan 98 min read
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Longing and providence: Mom explains how her fertility struggle made me her child
Mom and Dad turn to adoption after four years of fertility frustration leave them without a child.
Jeff Kidd
Dec 21, 20249 min read
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My fragile, little ego and other stalling tactics that delayed the search for my biological mother
I thought of a million things that might go wrong in the search for my biological mother. But sometimes, you just have to take a chance.
Jeff Kidd
Dec 19, 20245 min read
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Uncovering my origins: How my adoptive mother's death launched the search for my birth mother
I was an incurious adoptee who never dreamed of seeking my biological mother. Then, I lost the woman who raised me. Looking became critical.
Jeff Kidd
Dec 18, 20247 min read
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