My Sister

In the strands of time, a match was found

Ancestry’s dance, destiny unbound

A sister, younger, a bond unseen

Two hearts united, a family’s dream

Roads unfurled, a journey begun

To meet this soul, under the sun

Connection instant, a seamless blend

A friendship pure, with love to lend

Unfair, the past, the secrets kept

Yet forward they stride, no tears wept

Life’s struggles mirrored, hearts entwine

In sisterhood’s embrace divine

A best friend found, no judgement near

Only love’s embrace, crystal clear

Kindred spirits, hand in hand

A newfound love, forever grand

Anyone that knows my "father," will never be surprised when another sibling pops up in my Ancestry account. I knew of two brother's before this sister popped up. My sister, however, was conceived and born while my parents were still married. Our lives have been eerily similar, despite not knowing each other. We share the same father, and our mother's are exactly alike. Even our situations have different circumstances, but the same results. Yes, DNA plays a role, but so do our mother's and we're clearly not related to each other's mothers. We were both consistently told we were just like him, we were both consistently ridiculed, criticized, mocked, and treated as if we had done something wrong simply by being born. We were both also consistently told that we will never amount to anything, that we're not capable of greatness. We were both called derogatory names, and made to feel as if we were broken and flawed from birth. My father left me when I was 4. So our similar lives have more to do with out mother's, and how we were treated, rather than the absence of our father. We believe our mother's knew about each other, and knew we both existed, and we both firmly believe that our mother's are covering something up. We can never prove it, but it makes perfect sense. But here we all wait, for more matches, more siblings, more confusion, (as my two brothers have had the same life as well, with the absence of our father and similar mothers) more heartbreak and despair, more longing for family and connection. Now we wait to heal the many other's we all know are out there, from their struggles in life. I just happen to be the oldest, as far as I know. (My father was 16 when I was born)

On this trip, I drove through 12 states in just 7 days. It was the ultimate trip of a lifetime for me. Lots of emotions, healing, reminiscing, and fun!

The following pictures are my own, and are not to be copied. :)