Ted Leonhardt
Sep 16, 2023

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You captured my adoptive mother perfectly. She told me about the world. Read to me. Spent hours helping me with reading, math, spelling, and report writing. I loved her for this. But hatred her for not protecting me from her husband, my adoptive father. I've also been writing what it's like to grow up adopted on Medium.

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Ted Leonhardt
Ted Leonhardt

Written by Ted Leonhardt

Recently I've been writing about growing up as a fostered, adopted child. Professionally I'm an advisor to creative professionals. http://www.tedleonhardt.com