[NewlyScotGirl]

Wanted to express my support & encouragement to you ... and it's totally understandable that you have a lot of emotions! Adoption and contact aren't tidy issues that fit neatly into most 18 year-old's experience -- or any age, for that matter. We all have pretty unique experiences based on the people close to us and the circumstances involved -- there's not a lot of uniformity "cause society doesn't have any "standards" for issues like contact/searching. So it's hard to know what will happen -- and it must be hard to wait, too!

Just know that what you're doing -- asking for information that belongs to you -- is a Good and Great thing. For adoptees, I think it's essential. (For other people, please understand that it is sometimes a messy, thorny issue of life) You're a brave girl and I'm really proud of you for doing this -- warm wishes for good news soon--Sandy