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Looking for Lynette


Condemnation is no way to win converts to pro-life position (or any other)
I zealously defend the unborn’s right to life. But in pleading this case, we must support, not shame, their mothers.

Jeff Kidd
Mar 306 min read
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Happy to be here: Lessons from ‘Looking for Lynette’
My adoption story ends here, but this blog does not. The unborn need advocates like the ones I had in Mom and Lynette

Jeff Kidd
Mar 165 min read
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My first face-to-face with my birth mother filled with 'God moments'
The “God moments” shared between my adoptive family and my biological family will blow your mind.

Jeff Kidd
Mar 1315 min read
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Seeker mentality: Lynette always on lookout for son she placed for adoption
Lynette carried her first child for nine months. She lugged around the memory of the son she placed for adoption much longer.

Lynette Rigel Amato
Mar 919 min read
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After 6 weeks in home for unwed mothers, Lynette delivers baby 'into oblivion'
Lynette was sent away to hide her pregnancy. The Friends Rescue Home proved no more nurturing than her permanent one.

Lynette Rigel Amato
Mar 67 min read
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Daughter of indifference: How I wound up a pregnant teenager
Tragedy had left Lynette’s mother cold and detached. This brought trouble for her daughter, too.

Lynette Rigel Amato
Mar 214 min read
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My first words to my birth mother
With advice from a woman who has received a message from the son she placed for adoption, I penned my own letter to my birth mother.

Jeff Kidd
Feb 134 min read
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One woman’s joyous reunion leaves me longing for my own
As I tried to find the words to approach my birth mother, I took advice from a friend who has a compelling adoption story of her own.

Jeff Kidd
Feb 912 min read
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Product of an outrage?: Discovery of paternal relative makes me wonder
I had no urgent desire to find my biological father, but I was curious about him nonetheless. What I found proved unsettling.

Jeff Kidd
Feb 66 min read
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More tragedy unearthed as I comb through biological family's history
A search through genealogical records exposes decades of unthinkable loss for my biological mother and her family.

Jeff Kidd
Feb 28 min read
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My adoption ‘big reveal’ brings a big shock, too
I open my DNA and adoption records to find stunning news about my biological mother — news that renews doubts about whether I’m doing the ri

Jeff Kidd
Jan 306 min read
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Men who don’t run: Good fathers keep families on right track
Men often put the “crisis” in “crisis pregnancy.” They can also take it away, as my cousin and father lovingly demonstrate.

Jeff Kidd
Jan 269 min read
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Don’t be fooled; I pack plenty of bad baggage
When I point the finger at the oversexed and irresponsible, three more point back at me, as my relationship with Jessica demonstrates.

Jeff Kidd
Jan 238 min read
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