T u I s I s a s T o R Y about my ~wLfe， ~rody， a<br >~ ue story. It is also the story of literally millions<br >of unnamed people whose identi~， is im-<br >prisoned by the label adoptee. The records of<br >their parentage remain loeked away in com t-<br >houses across the nation. IRarely are they ever<br >revealed. When adoptees attemp~ to learn their<br >origins， they are told the file has been seMed<br >for the protection of all concerned. And so it<br >goes: adoptee， adoptive parents， natm al parents<br >enshrouded in a cloak of secrecy. The past is<br > ~ ~ ff the birth had never oc-<br >erased， almos， as<br >cuffed. But now others， like jody， are demand-<br >ing that they be told the truth， that the answers<br >at last be given to the question: Who am I?<br > 7<br >