by NPE Friends Fellowship | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog, Read
Almost three years ago, I discovered at age 56, that my deceased dad was not my biological father. Try to imagine how you would feel if you discovered after living out most of your life, that one – or both – of your parents really was not the biological...
by NPE Friends Fellowship | Feb 27, 2019 | Blog
BY KARA, MEMBER My name’s Kara and I’m a NPE. When people ask me what NPE stands for, I tell them “Not Parent Expected” and then add, “it’s complicated,” because it is. I was born in Seattle to a single mom. My dad, who’d cleaned himself up briefly had relapsed into...
by NPE Friends Fellowship | Jan 23, 2019 | Blog
BY, MICHELLE MATTINGLY I looked into the mirror, wondered what I’d see. Would I see a stranger, looking back at me? I searched there for some feature, Some hidden clue to me. If only I looked deep enough, Surely I would see. I’ve seen this picture many...
by NPE Friends Fellowship | Jan 10, 2019 | Blog
BY STEVEN KING, MEMBER A Non- Paternity Event (“NPE”) was originally the term used to explain the break in the paternal line for a male. In genetics and genealogy, the term signified that a person’s attributed father was not their biological father and that the family...
by NPE Friends Fellowship | Dec 27, 2018 | Blog
BY CATHERINE ST CLAIR FOUNDER, NPE FRIENDS FELLOWSHIP I’ve thought a lot about this the past few days. No one enjoys being rejected. But, I think NPEs have a really raw place in our hearts filled with fear and dread of being rejected. It is only natural. We want...
by NPE Friends Fellowship | Nov 5, 2018 | Blog
BY STACEY, MEMBER How do you share a story like this? How and when do I tell my friends that I am going through something that has turned so complex that I am still shuffling through the wreckage after a year and a half? How do I share something that feels so...
