On my wedding day, just as I was about to marry Carolyn, my son Tim suddenly interrupted the ceremony, shouting, “Dad, wait! Look at her shoulder!” The room went silent as Tim pointed out a birthmark on Carolyn’s shoulder that was similar to one his classmate, Emma, had. Tim explained that birthmarks like that are often genetic. Carolyn’s face went pale, and after a tense moment, she confessed that when she was 18,
she had gotten pregnant and given up her daughter for adoption. Tim’s classmate, Emma, could very well be her long-lost child.In the following days, Carolyn revealed more details. She explained how her parents had wanted to raise the child, but she had given her up to strangers, thinking it would give everyone a fresh start. But after years of traveling and trying to escape the guilt, Carolyn had lost touch with her parents and never knew what happened to her daughter.