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X-WR-CALDESC:Janice Jones reads vignettes from her memoir\, Dr. Beare’s Dau
 ghter\, that illustrate how being adopted caused her to silence her own vo
 ice in her struggle to be that elusive\, golden child she believed her par
 ents really wanted—their own. She shares insights into life as an adoptee\
 , that she gained from writing her story\, and how publishing it finally g
 ave her real self a voice in the world and helped her become whole. She in
 vites questions and offers encouragement for participants to share their o
 wn stories as part of a healing journey.\n\nAbout Janice\nJanice Jones was
  adopted in 1947 at age four-and-a-half months by charismatic doctor and s
 urgeon\, Ralph Beare and his socialite wife\, Lou\, of Celina\, Ohio. Jone
 s grew up as a lonely\, only\, privileged child who found herself an outli
 er in her family and at school. While her adoption was no secret\, discuss
 ing it was taboo. To be curious was to be ungrateful. When she was often r
 eminded by those who admired her parents\, that she was a lucky girl to be
 en adopted by such wonderful parents\, she could only smile while thinking
 \, You don’t know what it is like to live with them.\n\nAs an adult\, Jone
 s has had a long career as a freelance writer and editor. She has also bee
 n a dog-obedience instructor\, children’s book buyer for a large\, indepen
 dent bookstore\, and inventor of jigsaw puzzles that teach reading skills 
 to children. The two things she values most in life are truth and connecti
 on to others. She considers the world at large to be her big\, human famil
 y. Dr. Beare’s Daughter: Growing Up Adopted\, Adored\, and Afraid is her f
 ourth published book.
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DESCRIPTION:Janice Jones reads vignettes from her memoir\, Dr. Beare’s Daug
 hter\, that illustrate how being adopted caused her to silence her own voi
 ce in her struggle to be that elusive\, golden child she believed her pare
 nts really wanted—their own. She shares insights into life as an adoptee\,
  that she gained from writing her story\, and how publishing it finally ga
 ve her real self a voice in the world and helped her become whole. She inv
 ites questions and offers encouragement for participants to share their ow
 n stories as part of a healing journey.\n\nAbout Janice\nJanice Jones was 
 adopted in 1947 at age four-and-a-half months by charismatic doctor and su
 rgeon\, Ralph Beare and his socialite wife\, Lou\, of Celina\, Ohio. Jones
  grew up as a lonely\, only\, privileged child who found herself an outlie
 r in her family and at school. While her adoption was no secret\, discussi
 ng it was taboo. To be curious was to be ungrateful. When she was often re
 minded by those who admired her parents\, that she was a lucky girl to bee
 n adopted by such wonderful parents\, she could only smile while thinking\
 , You don’t know what it is like to live with them.\n\nAs an adult\, Jones
  has had a long career as a freelance writer and editor. She has also been
  a dog-obedience instructor\, children’s book buyer for a large\, independ
 ent bookstore\, and inventor of jigsaw puzzles that teach reading skills t
 o children. The two things she values most in life are truth and connectio
 n to others. She considers the world at large to be her big\, human family
 . Dr. Beare’s Daughter: Growing Up Adopted\, Adored\, and Afraid is her fo
 urth published book.
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL - Growing Up Adopted\, Adored\, and Afraid with author and 
 adoptee\, Janice Jones
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