[Jackie64]

I have always known that I was adopted. As a child, it really didn't matter much. My sister, who is 13 years older, and also adopted (not from the same BP's) has always known too. Our aparents were very open with that, but not forthcoming with any other info.

My aparents were in their 50's when I was adopted. My afather raised me as a tomboy, and a Yankees fan. I had a good life, until my afather passed away when I was 8. My amother and I have spent the last 31 years locking horns. Honestly, she did as well as she could considering what an awful teen I was.

It wasn't until I had children of my own that I began my search.
It was then that I was asked all of those "family medical history" questions, that I had no answer for.

Fortunately, my children are healthy and all is well.

I have been searching for 14 years. Some days I don't think about it....and some days, I look in the mirror, and wonder who I look like, what nationality I am, and where my bfamily is.

Someday I hope to find out.

[ROBINMORRISON]

Jackie,

Does the last five digits of your Birth Certificate number end in 13554, if so call me @ 561-386-9364

What you need to do is register you adopted name and impformation that you have with th
NY Dept of Health
Adoption Information Registry
PO Box 2602
Albany, New York, 12220-2602
And CALL Them for Help (518) 474-9600

[The Wanderer]

Hi Jackie,

I think I've pretty much always known I was adopted as well... I was adopted at 2 days old and my aparents said they told me about my past while growing up, but I don't remember until I was in 4th grade when my dad sat me down to tell me all he knew...

It was my marriage a couple of years ago (I'm 28 now) that really made me look at my adoption differently. I never thought it mattered, but it did, in ways I never expected. Some days I don't think about it at all, other days I'm consumed by it. Our pasts are so fascinating. I don't even know how to process it all!

[ROBINMORRISON]

Jackie 64

Please contact me Robin at rjmorrison00@yahoo.com or 561-386-9364 reguarding more info on your bc and I will alo try to help

[ajgroff1969]

I understand where you are coming from. I have three kids of my own, and it kills me not to be able to explain what being adopted is really like. My adoptive parents divorced when I was 4 and I was raised with my Amother and stepfather and 4 other siblings, one adopted brother, one stepbrother and two half sisters. I am going through a divorce now and my wife says that I have all these issues due to being adopted. Needless to say I have had problems with alcohol and depression. I am sober now and have been for some time, I guess I am ready to find out where I came from. It is tough, I'm on an emotional roller coaster everyday, my kids don't understand why I am so lovey and overprotective, I guess because of that not really ever feeling that I belonged complex. I don't know, I have a lot of issues to get worked out, I'm just starting to search for birth parents, I don't really want anything from them, but nationality, health issues things that would affect me or my children. Anyway it feels good to get some of this off my chest.