welcome workshop: 404 “one shoe does not fit all” presented by: comedienne pekitta tynes...
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WELCOMEWORKSHOP: 404
“ONE SHOE DOES NOT FIT ALL”
Presented by:Comedienne Pekitta TynesFoundling, 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 BeginningAbandoned
Given a Name
Given a Birth Date
Accepted into a Family
In the Beginning
Search Beginning…AnticipationAnxiousEagerExpectationsHopeQuestions answeredVarious Emotions
Be PreparedFor dead-endsUps and DownsNo Support / No HelpFor Information Found…Your situation is different
Know Your Emotions…HappyJoyFear SurpriseSadnessDisgustAngerAnxietyDespondency
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 TESTA 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.
It takes my “MESS” to be a “MESSAGE” to someone else
QUESTIONand
ANSWER
CONTACT
Pekitta TynesTheBestOfTynes@Hotmail.
com