Unraveling the Mirror: The Day I Discovered Who I Am

Unraveling the Mirror: The Day I Discovered Who I Am

My name is Linda Parker, and at 65, I believed I knew everything about myself. A DNA test shattered that illusion, revealing that the family who raised me wasn’t my biological family, and that I was actually Hispanic, not white. The discovery forced me to confront decades of hidden truths, family conflict, and my own identity—and left me wondering who I truly am.