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Dear Strangers:
As you all know (and even if you didn't!) I am adopted. My biological mother was only 16 in 1963 and there was no 'single mother' movement back then (and luckily no abortion).
Recently I got word that she too had signed up for the post-adoption registry, and now we're in contact!
She's in Alberta, married with family and very happy to hear from me! Phew! So far so good! Anyhow, it's all very exciting & newsworthy, eh?
40 years old, but I feel like a little kid again! lol!
Good luck with that!
All blessings.
Yay Cats! That's great news. I hope everything goes well.
When did you find out you were adopted? And how did that affect your relationship with your parents?
I'm glad you tracked your mother down. I'm just being nosy. Feel free to ignore my questions if you don't want to answer.
Wow. All the best!
*sniffle sniffle*
that's so touching, you almost moved me to tears!
Hugs and good vibes!
That's very cool 5Cats! [img]smile.gif[/img] Congrats!
How far awy does she live from you?
She's in Calgary & I'm in Winnipeg, it's about 800 miles or something.
I knew from a young age, my parents thought it best to tell me, which I agree with. I don't think it affected our relationship in any negative way, since I was adopted as an infant. There's never been any doubt in my mind who my parents are, and my bio-parents.
It's good to be curious, Jace, release your inner cat!
Two half-siblings, a brother and sister, and two bio-step-siblings too! (A bio-step-bro and a bio-step-sis, lol!) And my bio-mom really loves animals, go figure!
She doesn't have 5 cats does she?
LoL! No, I think 1 cat, a dog or two, two birds and some fish. Plus she volunteers at the zoo.
Which contains the BIG cats!
5cats- that's great!
And I'm glad to hear that you have a good relationship with your adoptive parents. I really want adopt kids later in life- and I've always been concerned about how that issue might affect them.
But then, i guess being raised by a sixteen-year-old would come with it's own set of difficulties. And love is love- however it's packaged.
your bio-mom was smart- and, oddly enuf, I imagine she must have cared greatly for you to be able to give you to good parents. That's not easy to do- but can sometimes be the most responsible thing i guess.
Very true Lulu! I never doubted she loved me and wanted the best for me, it's just that she wasn't able to provide that in those days. Back then adoption was considered normal, now there's fertility drugs & stuff, etc.
She did get me baptised before I went off for adoption...
A friend of mine gave up her first son for adoption because her and her mate were very young and not ready for the responsibility. I always admired her for that.
She got really offended when I wished her a happy mother's day one year though. I don't think she felt like a mother. She now has three other children with the same person, but they're going through a very messy divorce/ separation.
I don't think she ever really grew up enough to raise kids. Her mate's parents are helping to raise them now. She lost both her parents way too soon. :(
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