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Doreen Frances's avatar

I always thought it was strange that the state could reinvent a person's identity and claim it as the truth. My mother kept my original birth certificate in a safe deposit box. I didn't see it until I was in my 50s when my parents asked me to close out the safe deposit and retrieve what was in it. I'm guessing she hid from me because of her shame of being unwed.

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Paula Goodwin's avatar

I’m not able to get any records from California. It’s very frustrating. Thank you for sharing this and loved the poem. 💞

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