[washaw64]

My daughter was having some medical problems and the doctor was doing a profile on her, (blood tests, etc.), when he ask me about my daughter's maternal and paternal side of her family's blood type, well without any knowledge at all, I found out my blood type is different from anyone in three generations!!!

I ask three hemotologists about if this was possible and still be genetically attached to my parents, and he said it was not possible.

I ask my mother about it and she fervently denies it. She says she gave birth to me and the only father I have known is my biological father, but I also explained to her that the specialists I contacted said it was not possible, genetically that is, she says they are wrong and that they made a mistake. She does not want my 'dad' to know about what we discussed. She was very defensive and short with me.

My only problem is, I was born in Alaska and I don't even know where to start looking!! Does anyone have any suggestions on how to find out who my real parents are?

[maryjanek]

What an upsetting discovery! Have you had more than one blood test? (Labs do make mistakes/)

Obviously you know there are other possibilities besides adoption that could explain your non-matching blood type. My mother-in-law only found out when her father died that he wasn't her biological father. Her mother already had her when she married the man she knew as her father, so it was no secret to him, but no one ever thought to tell her.

Your mother could have had an affair your father never knew about. I could see her being very upset about the situation if that were the case, and you might want to think carefully about how to approach the issue, even though IMO you do have a right to know. Then again, some older people still see adoption as shameful, in the sense that it implies something was "wrong" with them because they couldn't have children, and that may be the only "shameful" secret your mother is keeping.

Perhaps if you contact Alaska (this site has state-by-state info) as if you WERE an adoptee, their reply could either refute or confirm that. Even though adoptees' birth certificates list only the adoptive parents' names, I believe the records must indicate somehow whether or not there was an adoption involved.

Sorry I can't be more helpful. I wish you the best in your search for your origins.