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Adoption records for my daughter were sealed also. And I never really looked for her. However, I did want to be "findable" in case she every went looking for me. For that reason I posted on the reunion registry of this website and a few others.
They say great minds think alike - and she did the same thing. She never really looked for me, but posted on the reunion registry. After overlooking each other's postings for a few years, I noticed the similarities and contacted her. We have determined that the few discrepancies in our postings could easily be reconciled - such as different birth dates (I did not know the exact birth date, so posted my due date).
Now we are awaiting results from DNA testing; it is MUCH faster than unsealing the adoption records, and less expensive. No one says you have to look for your birthmother - maybe you're afraid of rejection, and that's fair. But sealed adoption records need not be an obstacle because there are other options.
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