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Mary Gallert - Talented Writer

As a child, Mary Gallert struggled with feelings of rejection and abandonment when she found out that she was adopted. For many years she had no interest at all in finding her birthparents, partially because she didn’t feel they deserved to meet her after giving her up for adoption.

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Mary Gallert - Talented Writer

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  1. Mary Gallert Talented Writer Mary Gallert started developing her writing talents as a teenager when she would record her thoughts in her journal. As an adoptee, this often resulted in her mind considering issues that many people her age didn’t have to deal with. While this was painful at times, it also allowed her to think more creatively and gain perspective in her writing. She has since used those journals when writing her first novel, which draws heavily on her past experiences.Mary Gallert first discovered her passion for writing when she started keeping journals, which she used to document her feelings about her adoption. Without realizing it, she began developing skills that would serve her well later in life, especially when she chose to write a novel that was loosely-based on her experiences.

  2. Mary Gallert Communication In The Family Mary Gallert discovered that she was adopted when she was six years old. It was a revelation that led to a lot of confusion for her, particularly because her parents had hoped to discuss the issue when she was older. Despite this early discovery, her adoptive parents worked hard to provide her with the platform she needed to talk about her feelings, with her mother in particular encouraging her to ask as many questions as she needed answers for.

  3. Mary Gallert Discovering She Was Adopted Mary Gallert discovered she was adopted at the age of six, when she stumbled upon the papers while playing in her father’s study. She had little idea of what adoption meant or the ramifications of the knowledge at such a young age, but she began to grasp the concept more tightly as she got older. Her adoptive parents worked hard to encourage communication about the issue and were patient with her when she started to act out.Mary Gallert found out that she was adopted when she was six years old, though she didn’t start to realize that this really meant until she entered her teenage years. Adoptive families face a lot of challenges once their children start to come of age and develop a greater understanding of adoption, what it means to them and what it may mean in relation to their birth parents.

  4. Mary Gallert Meeting Her Birth Mother As a child, Mary Gallert struggled with feelings of rejection and abandonment when she found out that she was adopted. For many years she had no interest at all in finding her birthparents, partially because she didn’t feel they deserved to meet her after giving her up for adoption. These feelings subsided as she got older and she eventually located her birthmother, forming a relationship with her that she cherished during the short time they got to spend together.

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