[ckwhite]

I WAS BORN IN BOSTON ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1967 I AM A BOY I WAS 6LBS 12OZ AND 20INCHES LONG. MY MOTHER HAD WAVY BLONDE HAIR AND HAZEL BROWN EYES. SHE DID SPORTS AND HER BEST SUBJECT WAS MATH. MY GRANDMOTHER HAD ALLERIES AS DID MY UNCLE. MY BIRTH MOTHER WAS ENGLISH AND SWEDISH, SHE WAS 5 FEET 4 INCHES TALL.

[mfuller1971]

I'd recognize non-ID info anywhere! So not-helpful, when you boil it down.

A few suggestions:

1. contact the agency that handled the adoption and see if they offer any searching services.

2. Petition the court where you were adopted (county where your adoptive parents lived when you were born, most likely). Call DSS at (800) 543-7508 and ask for the process.

3. Post online if you haven't already. Register here:

http://registry.adoption.com

Good luck.

- Matt

I suggest you do as Matt said. Call Dss and find out the process of petitioning the court. It sounds intimidating, but in my situation it was not. I petitioned the court 19 years ago and it was very casual. I met the judge in the hallway ,she skimmed over my records and said there is nothing in here that will hurt you. That was it....few weeks later the records arrived in the mail. I am not saying it is still like that but just wanted to make you aware that it may not be as scary as "petitioning the court" sounds.

Good Luck and keep us posted.

Donna

[mfuller1971]

If petition sounds intimidating, here is my petition process from June 2004:

1. write letter explaining why my medical need for the info outweighed the privacy surrounding the adoption 33 years later.

2. Have letter notarized.

3. Mail letter and copy of my driver's license.

4. Wait 4-6 weeks.

5. Open package with all my info.

Maybe I was the exception, but I highly recommend taking a shot at the petition.

- Matt