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Proof April 2026 I don’t know what’s about to happen. My entire life could change in an instant. It could lead me to an existential crisis. It could prove I exist. It could be a colossal waste of time. I'll just have to take the risk.  * It was over twenty years ago, when I moved into my house, that I asked my parents for my adoption papers and birth certificate. I was given the papers, but didn’t look at them. I knew that, once I looked at them,  It took me years to look at my adoption papers. I was right; once I looked at my adoption papers, it made everything real. It then dawned on me that my birth certificate wasn’t with my adoption papers. I then rang my parents to ask for my birth certificate. I was then surprised to learn that my parents didn’t have my birth certificate.  * Several years later, it was time to renew my passport. I had a friend take my photograph so I could renew my passport online. However, I was thrown off course when my mother died. The weeks tur...