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Ellen Kotzin Loyal user UPSTATE, NY 280 Posts |
Do any of you have any adoption stories? I am looking for my half-brother who was given up for adoption before my birth. He's 2 years older than me and from PA. It seems like such an impossible task.
Ellen |
Cheshire Cat Special user Wilmslow, UK 941 Posts |
This is an interesting topic Ellen, and surprised no-one has posted to date. I do not have anyone as such, that I desperately search for, but always find the subject intriguing.
So we are looking back how many years? (Ok, not fair to ask!) I'd look into 'Re-Union' sites. There is a massive one called Friends ReUnited that covers UK, Canada, Aussie, NZ, Spain etc. Does the USA have anything like this? Another alternative is to place as much info. on him as possible on some web space, and then if he ever tries to trace his roots and uses a search engine . . . he'll hopefully connect with you. If the adoption was made through some religious organisation (Roman Catholic Societies have detailed records), then this is a possibility. One thing for sure, the internet holds out hope that could not be imagined ten years or so ago. I had an elderly aunt (now dead) who had no children other than one son who was born from an 'affair' in the early 20th Century. He was ushered into the Catholic Adoption Society and never heard of again. All this was way before my time. When my aunt was in her 80s (ten years back now), I had this idea of trying to find her son (who would probably have been in his late 60s then). I consulted other family members and they said "let sleeping dogs lie. He may be in prison, he may be a drunk or drug addict etc" (all the negative aspects). I submitted to their requests. I suppose on reflection now that these points do need to be considered. Tony. |
ChrisZampese Veteran user Hamilton, NZ 341 Posts |
Ellen,
I was adopted as a baby. I have been in contact with my birthmother and she has 4 other children (not with my Father). It has been a great experience, but it has had its difficult moments as well. I was lucky as I was adopted through Catholic Social Services, and my adoption was one of the first to be relatively 'open'. My parents exchanged letters with my birthnother through the service, so when we wanted to meet we just wrote to her and asked! Not sure how you go about finding siblings etc, although Aceparties seems to have the right idea. Do you have all of your original birth documents? Depending on the adopttion laws in the USA you should be able to get all of these. They may provide some useful info. Good luck with the search, keep us posted on progress. Chris
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