Karamo urges adopted and foster care adults to search for their biological origins without fear. He says compassion matters, you control the conversation, and discovering your family history is worth the discomfort.
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Let me tell y'all something. No matter what this envelope says, I'm okay with it. You know what I'm saying? I do feel like it is ridiculous that we had to go this far to even find out because in my mind, like if you're an adult and this is a, you know, two children involved, whether you would know or not, you should be comforting enough to at least find out instead of like assuming. That's crazy to me. And so when it comes to stuff like that, if it's in your heart, just help that family member. And to anybody that was adopted or in foster care, or you don't know your biological family, period, do not hesitate to find out where you came from. Amen. It might hurt a little bit. You know, you might not be embraced, but you never know. You set your own tone for that. So like, don't hesitate to find out where you came from. You know what I mean?