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Elowyn

“I’d accepted my finding story that the [orphanage] told my parents — I had accepted that blindly.”

—Elowyn Collins

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Nick

“I’m gay. And that could also make it difficult if I was not adopted and was still living in Guatemala.”

—Nick Stady

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Gloria

“There’s no way [my mom’s] going to continue on this path of drinking and drugs and men if I’m pregnant. But she did, she kept on this path.”

—Gloria Harrison

“There’s no way [my mom’s] going to continue on this path of drinking and drugs and men if I’m

pregnant. But she did, she kept on this path.” —Gloria Harrison

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Lincoln

“Unlike the prevailing concept, I don’t see adoption as inherently good for the child.”

—Lincoln Kwan Miller

“Unlike the prevailing concept, I don’t see adoption as inherently good for the child.” —Lincoln Kwan Miller

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Eli

“I’m not a little toy to be given away. I’m a person!”

—Eli Zheng Behr Hall

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.

Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.

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Will

“When I first talked to my [birth] mom she said it was a miracle. She’d say to people, ‘I knew I’d find him eventually.’”

—William Smith

When I first talked to my [birth] mom she said it was a miracle. She’d say to people, ‘I knew I’d find him eventually.’” —William Smith

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