Were you adopted? Were you ever told to be grateful while growing up? Did this shut you up or push you down? Did it prevent you from searching for your birth family? Maybe the drama between your adoptive parents stopped you from investigating your own origin. If you were not adopted, maybe you were told to honor your father and your mother and keep quiet about your own thoughts? If any of this sounds familiar, this book will speak to you. Too often we blame ourselves for not showing enough gratitude. Such an expectation actually intrudes upon the right to make truly beneficial decisions for oneself. This Generation-X coming-of-age (and identity ) narrative will validate how you might have felt for years. We all have tried to keep the peace out of respect for our parents. If you were ever criticized, punished unfairly, or raised in a strict household, you'll be able to identify with this particular coming-of-age story. ...This narrative based on the adoption experience was written to depict adoption from the inside out, and to help all of us see our inner goodness when all other surrounding messages tell us to be seen, but not heard. How do we honor both parents when they disagree?