In this episode, Amanda shares the shocking moment in her early 20s that she discovered she was adopted, how her lone-wolf mother“ loved to party," what meeting her birth mother in a coffee shop felt like, why the smell of gasoline reminds her of her childhood, and how spending time with her own young daughter Lola is the most time she has ever spent with someone she is biologically related to.
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Links mentioned in the episode:
Jesse: “Gay and grieving, and turning loss into leadership. Man, I should trademark these!”
Nana: “Bye, bye darling.”
Mary: "Tips from Dead People"
Mitchell: “I do not believe in the myth of blood relations.”
Jessica: “Caregiving is an active choice.”
Barri: “We are born, when somebody is lost, to find them.”
Kevin: "She worked thru so many things that were challenging for her, because she loved me so much."
Ryan: “Most people say ‘One day, one day I’ll make my will.’ I would make that day…today.”
Anna and Diane: A daughter and a mother on Mother’s Day.
Season 3 is coming back…on Mother’s Day!
Cory: “And for women, I think we’re taught to put other people's pleasure and needs ahead of our own.”
Dana: “Seeing gift cards that say To: Dana, From: Mom in her own handwriting, are breathtaking.”
Billy and Evelyn: “If you want to know me, you need to know this thing about me.”
Rachel: “She kind of knew it was an exit interview of sorts."
Greg: “And I’m the guy who walks around with intersectional feminist hoodies on!”
Mrs. Black: “She’s making science sexy!”
Peter: “I only want you to be happy.”
Lauren: “Though she’s with you in spirit, she’s part of your past.”
I’m getting married this week! And Season 2 is COMING!
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