That's a great idea.

I second that, because the majority of the stuff was on PowerPoint slides, so it could be something that we read when we're at home.

Because there was a class that was canceled on Thursday because of all the resolutions, so I was really, like, disappointed.

Because as a first-time convention-goer, I w- I, like, looked forward to that class so that I could learn more about it.

Because I am currently expecting, so it's like I really wanted to learn about the, um, the P- was it PWA? And the FMLA aspect behind it, because I can read on my own, but it would've been nice to have the workshop to kind of back me up while I'm at work.

[laughs]

So I do agree with what you guys both just said, and I met Tyler Vassar out in the hall before we came back inside and, and I was like, "You know, I was really looking forward to hear you speak." I said, "And I know Brian didn't call on you when you were at the microphone yesterday." And he goes, "Well, that's all right.

I'm gonna talk about the no strike amendment." And I was like, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on, Tyler." I was like, "I, I love where you're at, but I've been here now for, like, [laughs] three days.

You're gonna start with that.

Yeah.

[laughs] And, um, she was like, "Oh, well, we, we have a file." And, um, yeah, they had this file which I didn't know about.

Um, I always thought I had, like, a closed adoption, so I didn't think my parents would have any, like, identifying information or anything.

But they had a file with, like, um, names.

They had a photo of my birth mom.

They had, like, um, health records, family history, um, and kind of the write-up from the social worker about what had happened.

Can you kinda talk about how did it feel to start to connect with other adoptees who may have had some similar experiences to you?