Pain

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Finding out Too Much

I have been reunited with my birth family now since about Thanksgiving. I have met two sisters, and some aunts and uncles on my b-mom's side. I have broke through to my b-fathers side and h... [more]

My Relationship with My A-Parents

I am 31 years old and was adopted at 3 months. I have known my whole life that I was adopted. When I tell people that I've been with my aparents my whole life, they react as if I should hav... [more]

After the Adoption...

I am a 38-year-old woman who was adopted. My mother relinquished her rights to me at birth, but I lived with foster parents until I was adopted at 18 1/2 months old. I wish I could share a ... [more]

Encouragement and Caution

I am a 55-year-old adoptee with an amazingly short and fully successful story about my search for my birth parents. Very few adoptees have ever been able to so quickly locate their families... [more]

The Nightmare I Lived

Our mother gave up four children in the 50's, and in the 60's adoptions where final. She thought of those children often, Her son died in 1988, and one daughter came forward that year [Edna... [more]

What Are the Chances?

I was adopted as an infant and have always known I was adopted. I am now 38. I had a great childhood, but when I turned 18, I wanted to know. I was provided with non-identifying information... [more]

Deserted

Hi everyone, I have a very interesting story to tell: I was born 9 weeks early weighing a mere 3.14 lbs in 1956. My birth mother was not married at the time however was involved with my bi... [more]

It Was All A Lie!

How could this happen to me? What happened today, I could not have prepared for in a million years. It was definitely not the way I had thought it would have been. It was like something out... [more]

Damaging Words, Secret Information, and Severed Ties...

There are only two lasting bequests we can give our children- one is roots, the other wings. Popular Saying Adoptees need both sets of parents if they are to have roots and wings. ... [more]

When Will I Know? Or Will I Ever Know?

I am adopted and found out when I was 7 years old. I believe my mom thought it was the right time to tell me due, to the fact a neighbor I adored was bringing home her new son; he was being... [more]

Be Alert, But Don't Give Up!

Aloha.. Be "certain" prior to searching for a child, or an adoptive child, "exactly what" you "expect" to find, & have you really given enough "deep ... [more]

The Married Child

I met Nancy during my second year on the job. Her cousin, Jim, a part-time cop, introduced me to her. I was on patrol with Jim one day when we drove by her house, which happened to be in ou... [more]

Disconnected

Some names and locations have been changed to protect identities of some persons in this story. I see my spiritual self gazing down from Heaven onto the earthly landscape below. I have ... [more]

My Pain

Hello my name is Lauren and i was adopted when i was just a little baby. I found out that I was adopted in the 2nd grade. My adoptive parents are a mixed couple. One is black(father)and one... [more]