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WELCOME WORKSHOP: 404 “ONE SHOE DOES NOT FIT ALL”. Presented by: Comedienne Pekitta Tynes Foundling, Foster Child, Late Adoptee. Your Story…. …is just as unique as mine …is different …is to share with others …gives hope …has the potential to grow. My Beginning. Abandoned Given a Name
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WELCOMEWORKSHOP: 404“ONE SHOE DOES NOT FIT ALL” Presented by: Comedienne Pekitta Tynes Foundling, Foster Child, Late Adoptee
Your Story… • …is just as unique as mine • …is different • …is to share with others • …gives hope • …has the potential to grow
My Beginning • Abandoned • Given a Name • Given a Birth Date • Accepted into a Family
Search Beginning… • Anticipation • Anxious • Eager • Expectations • Hope • Questions answered • Various Emotions
Be Prepared • For dead-ends • Ups and Downs • No Support / No Help • For Information Found • …Your situation is different
Know Your Emotions… • Happy • Joy • Fear • Surprise • Sadness • Disgust • Anger • Anxiety • Despondency
PASSPORT What was the big deal!
WHAT AAC DID FOR ME… • First AAC Conference – Denver 2012 • Learned DNA Testing • No more Secrets – No more Lies • WANTED to come back
DNA TEST • A breakthrough • Results • Overwhelming Results • First time I have EVER had a surname I can identify with.
Things to Do… • Join a Support Group • Write a Book even if you are not going to have it published.
QUESTION and ANSWER
CONTACT Pekitta Tynes TheBestOfTynes@Hotmail.com