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X-WR-CALDESC:This General Discussion Meeting has been specifically created 
 for individuals with DNA discoveries and surprises. \n\nIf you have either
  found family using commercial DNA testing or been found by family who use
 d commercial DNA testing (examples of commercial DNA testing are Ancestry.
 com\, Family Tree DNA\, 23&Me\, My Heritage\, etc.) then this is the group
  for you. You do not need to have a formal adoption connection to be in th
 is group\, but you do need to have a DNA discovery for this group to be re
 levant to you. Examples include individuals with a known connection to ado
 ption such as birth/first parents\, grandparents\, and siblings\, adoptees
 \, donor-conceived individuals\; also\, individuals with unexpected parent
 age results among those not adopted such as unknown child discovery\, unex
 pected niece\, nephew or cousin discovery\, individuals discovering they a
 re donor-conceived or adopted (late discovery adoptees)\; anyone who has w
 ho found unknown siblings. international adoptees connecting to family inc
 luding cousins\, unexpected grandparent discoveries\, and the many other s
 cenarios that are surprising folks with today's widespread commercial DNA 
 testing.\n\nWhy is this group needed? \nFinding family\, or being found - 
 whether you are looking or not - is a major life event.  It can upend long
 -held beliefs about ourselves and challenge the very things that make us f
 eel like\, well...\, ourselves. Things like biological parentage\, ethnici
 ty\, religion\, birth order\, just to name a few. There are also a myriad 
 of reactions from those who have either unexpectedly found us or to the ne
 ws that we have found them. Sometimes those reactions are not what we had 
 hoped for\, or what we anticipated. It can all be very overwhelming. This 
 group will focus on supporting each other during and after such DNA discov
 eries. These are not one time events\; they are lifelong journeys.\n\nWhat
  is the scope of this group? \nThis peer support group is not meant to rep
 lace conventional therapy or to delve into the technical aspects of unders
 tanding your DNA results\, but rather serve as additional support on your 
 personal journey to integrate your DNA findings into your life. Through li
 stening and sharing with your peers\, the hope is you will get the support
  you need to face the challenges that your DNA discoveries have presented.
  \n\nThis specific meeting on September 2 will have a special topic:  The 
 Importance of Sibling Relationships \nSiblings are an important part of ou
 r lives\, whether through adoption or birth.  How do we foster the relatio
 nship with newly found siblings or half-siblings?  How do we form these ne
 w sibling relationships with adults who are strangers?  How do we address 
 these new sibling relationships with the siblings with whom we were raised
 ?  How do we nurture both – yet sometimes competing – sibling relationship
 s?   \n\nThis meeting will be a virtual meeting facilitated by Becky and O
 liver. Our Virtual General Discussion Meetings meet via the Google Meet pl
 atform (which can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or
  mobile phone) and will require an internet connection or phone data conne
 ction. \n\nPre-registration is required. Click REGISTER NOW\, enter the nu
 mber of attendees\, your information\, and then click COMPLETE REGISTRATIO
 N.\n\nOur General Discussion Meetings with specific topics fill up quickly
 . Space is limited to ensure a reasonable number of participants to engage
  in discussion\, so please register in advance. We keep a waiting list onc
 e we meet the registration limit\, so if you are registered and unable to 
 attend\, please let us know so we can open that spot up for someone else.
 \n\nIf registration has reached capacity and you would like to be placed o
 n the waiting list\, please email Julius Jackson at Julius.jackson@adoptio
 nnetwork.org with the date of the event and a request to be placed on the 
 waiting list. Thank you!
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DESCRIPTION:This General Discussion Meeting has been specifically created f
 or individuals with DNA discoveries and surprises. \n\nIf you have either 
 found family using commercial DNA testing or been found by family who used
  commercial DNA testing (examples of commercial DNA testing are Ancestry.c
 om\, Family Tree DNA\, 23&Me\, My Heritage\, etc.) then this is the group 
 for you. You do not need to have a formal adoption connection to be in thi
 s group\, but you do need to have a DNA discovery for this group to be rel
 evant to you. Examples include individuals with a known connection to adop
 tion such as birth/first parents\, grandparents\, and siblings\, adoptees\
 , donor-conceived individuals\; also\, individuals with unexpected parenta
 ge results among those not adopted such as unknown child discovery\, unexp
 ected niece\, nephew or cousin discovery\, individuals discovering they ar
 e donor-conceived or adopted (late discovery adoptees)\; anyone who has wh
 o found unknown siblings. international adoptees connecting to family incl
 uding cousins\, unexpected grandparent discoveries\, and the many other sc
 enarios that are surprising folks with today's widespread commercial DNA t
 esting.\n\nWhy is this group needed? \nFinding family\, or being found - w
 hether you are looking or not - is a major life event.  It can upend long-
 held beliefs about ourselves and challenge the very things that make us fe
 el like\, well...\, ourselves. Things like biological parentage\, ethnicit
 y\, religion\, birth order\, just to name a few. There are also a myriad o
 f reactions from those who have either unexpectedly found us or to the new
 s that we have found them. Sometimes those reactions are not what we had h
 oped for\, or what we anticipated. It can all be very overwhelming. This g
 roup will focus on supporting each other during and after such DNA discove
 ries. These are not one time events\; they are lifelong journeys.\n\nWhat 
 is the scope of this group? \nThis peer support group is not meant to repl
 ace conventional therapy or to delve into the technical aspects of underst
 anding your DNA results\, but rather serve as additional support on your p
 ersonal journey to integrate your DNA findings into your life. Through lis
 tening and sharing with your peers\, the hope is you will get the support 
 you need to face the challenges that your DNA discoveries have presented. 
 \n\nThis specific meeting on September 2 will have a special topic:  The I
 mportance of Sibling Relationships \nSiblings are an important part of our
  lives\, whether through adoption or birth.  How do we foster the relation
 ship with newly found siblings or half-siblings?  How do we form these new
  sibling relationships with adults who are strangers?  How do we address t
 hese new sibling relationships with the siblings with whom we were raised?
   How do we nurture both – yet sometimes competing – sibling relationships
 ?   \n\nThis meeting will be a virtual meeting facilitated by Becky and Ol
 iver. Our Virtual General Discussion Meetings meet via the Google Meet pla
 tform (which can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or 
 mobile phone) and will require an internet connection or phone data connec
 tion. \n\nPre-registration is required. Click REGISTER NOW\, enter the num
 ber of attendees\, your information\, and then click COMPLETE REGISTRATION
 .\n\nOur General Discussion Meetings with specific topics fill up quickly.
  Space is limited to ensure a reasonable number of participants to engage 
 in discussion\, so please register in advance. We keep a waiting list once
  we meet the registration limit\, so if you are registered and unable to a
 ttend\, please let us know so we can open that spot up for someone else.\n
 \nIf registration has reached capacity and you would like to be placed on 
 the waiting list\, please email Julius Jackson at Julius.jackson@adoptionn
 etwork.org with the date of the event and a request to be placed on the wa
 iting list. Thank you!
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211005T200000
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LOCATION:Online using Google Meet
SUMMARY:DNA Discovery Group  - General Discussion Mtg (Virtual)
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