Michael oher adoptive mother barbie

As an adoptee, I watched with interest former NFL player Michael Oher's legal battle unfold and considered how his story was misrepresented on film in The Blind Side.

I couldn't help but wonder if the people he believed to be his adoptive parents were blind-sided, like mine were, when I began to look at the nuances of my adoption in new ways and question things I'd blindly gone along with before.

The blind-siding started when I told my mom I wanted to search for another mother—my birth mom.

We were sitting in a circular booth at P.F.

Chang's with my sister. The boisterous people at nearby tables and our conscientious server offered welcome interruptions for the second-most uncomfortable conversation of my life.

My mom started to sob: "I don't understand.

You've always said you weren't interested in finding her."

I shrugged, unfamiliar with the rocky terrain of speaking openly about this taboo topic where self-censoring ruled.

My mom's upset quickly turned to anger, the