I Have Two Mothers

On Adoption Awareness Month

Laurie Livingston Nave
Nov 6 · 6 min read

I’m about 9,000 words into writing my novel for NaNoWriMo this year. I’ve done NaNo before, though I never seem to get finished. But this story is different. This story has been in me for going on 52 years.

You see, 52 years ago, I wasn’t born. Yet. I was just a being whose existence was a pretty huge shock to a young, single woman in college. And when I say…

Laurie Livingston Nave

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The downhill trip is more fun than the uphill. A 50+ year old mother, wife, nerd, musician and writer. Follow me at www.wordsfromtheriver.com

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