Search & Reunion

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April in June

On Friday, June 13, 2003, after a two-year search, I found my birth mother. I knocked on a door in Newport, RI and 6 hours later I was talking to my birth mother in Hawaii. Two very kind an... [more]

Even at 65

Ever since I was told as a child that I was a little "chosen" girl, I have been curious about my birth mother. By the time I was around 18 I was serious about finding her. I was ... [more]

A Reunion Gone Great!

I am 37 years old, I was adopted as a baby from Portland, Oregon. I was not hard for me to find her, like it is for so many adoptees. I was lucky that way, since the state of Oregon opened ... [more]

A Happy Ending

Hi, my name is Cheryl. I visited (Adoption.com) and many other adoption sites many times a couple of years ago in search of my biological mother. I had had a happy childhood with my adoptiv... [more]

Never Forgot Her

My story started in 1973. On a warm June morning, I gave birth to a little baby girl deep in Texas. I had just turned 18 and found out a lot about life after I made the decision to give her... [more]

When Your Mother Can't Be Found

It's impossible to explain to anyone but an adopted person what it's like to be adopted. It's like a deaf person trying to explain what it's like to be deaf, or a blind person trying to exp... [more]

Learning The Truth

When I was 19-years-old, married to my husband, Bryon, my parents invited me home one Sunday because they had something to tell me. When I got back to their home I sat down thinking it was... [more]

I've Looked at Adoption from Both Sides Now

I am adopted, and I have an adopted son, and also one that I birthed. I searched for my birth family six years ago, through a Confidential Intermediary, and neither of my birth parents want... [more]

The Love That Made My Life Complete

I was adopted when I was three days old. When I was eight, I read my baby book and it said that my mom and dad came to pick me up from Child and Family Services. What did this mean? I asked... [more]

Natural Mother

People from 'natural families' are curious to know if I ever felt the urge to find my biological mother. Despite my horrendous upbringing at the hands of my adoptive mother and its effect o... [more]