The Pohler’s had originally decided to adopt their daughter from China for a few reasons. They had a few family members who’d adopted a child from there already, so with all of their connections, they felt confident about the process. They also had a friend back in China – one who they entrusted with the note with.
To whoever read the note, it was clear that Kati was loved from all four corners of the world. And once she was ready, she’d discover it.
Growing Up
Kati recalls having a “good” childhood. One that was spent doing things like playing sports and instruments, etc. She says, “everyone knows I was adopted,” so no one asked her about it. Of course, she was also much younger than her two brothers – and the only girl, which can feel different on its own.
But according to Kati, she fit right in with her siblings, who made her feel at home right from the beginning. The boys loved to play with their sister, and she loved to keep them on their toes.
Moment of Truth
As it happens with any parent, little Kati had grown up to be a young woman in no time at all, it seemed. When Kati turned 18, they knew that her life was going to change forever. They had decided to wait to show her the note that she was found with as a baby until she was an adult – and that day had arrived.
Of course, she knew for her whole life that she was adopted, so it isn’t like they were going to shock her with that. The information that was contained within that note would absolutely shock her, though. Was she ready for this?
Questions
As Kati became a young woman and moved away from the nest, she started having to deal with things she hadn’t been exposed to in her youth. No one in her hometown ever asked her about her adoptive parents or the adoption in general. Everyone knew she was adopted, but no one felt the need to question the family about anything.
However, when Kati spent a semester abroad during college, people started to ask questions that she wasn’t ready to answer. Why wasn’t she ready to answer them? Because at that point, she didn’t even have them.
The Shocking Truth
All her life, Kati had been led to believe that her adoptive parents had no idea who her biological parents were. She knew that she had been adopted as a baby, of course, but she had no idea that Ken and Ruth were hiding something from her all those years – something huge. As it turns out, the note that they’d found attached to her blankets when she was picked her up at the market actually had quite a bit of information in it.
In fact, the note may have actually contained the names of her biological mother and father. But how could the Pohler’s hide all of that from her for so long?