[KimEverson]

Jan 27, 1990 I gave up my beautiful baby girl...hardest thing I have ever done!!! Not a day went by that I didn't miss her or long for her! I have a journal that I wrote in almost everyday for 18 years that I am going to give to her!!!! Our adoption process was closed but the parents gave me a picture of her when she was 7 months old..I received it for Christmas with a thank you letter...the BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT EVER!!!! Anyway because of your site I received an email from her...GOD I cried still so unreal!!!! She didn't think I would want her to find me so this is just a total shock to her to find out that I gave her up because I loved her & still do...she thought I gave her up because I didn't want her especially since she is from a white mother & a black father...but I wanted to give her a good life & she said I did & thanked me for that!!!! She said she thought I would have forgotten her...she definitely isn't a mother, huh??? I told her NOT a day has went by that I didnt think of her or love her....I NEVER FORGOT & always hoped she had a good life & that she was happy...she was & is!!! I told her of the journal & she is in shock...she is even more shocked that for 18 years I have kept in touch with her bfather for her sake...I wanted it to be easy to find him too!!!! The most important thing for me was for her to know she was conceived out of love...she didn't just happen (so to speak)...he & I were very much in love...we were engaged to be married...we were together for over 2 years...this all thrilled her!!! She was relieved!!! Of course it was still so hard to believe that she found me that fast...I emailed the picture I had of her to her & she said YEP THAT'S ME!!!! After reading alot of these posting I realize how lucky I am that it did happen so fast & so easy!!! This all happened in March & we have yet to meet!!! I am having a hard time dealing with that..you see...I wanted to send her a graduation card & she was thrilled, gave me her address, & said I could send whatever I wanted...but then she had to say NOT to send anything because her Afather isn't comfortable with the whole situation!!! She said she had been searching for me since she was 16 so I don't understand why they aren't comfortable with this but that is another story with lots of opinions!!!! I backed off because I LOVE her sooooo much & didn't want her to be in the middle...I told her her loyalty lies with her parents & that God willing things will work out!!! Anyway enough of my babbling....I just wanted to say THANK YOU ADOPTION.com

Kim Everson
a FOUND birth mother

[dpen6]

Congrats on a successful reunion and hope it continues to be so.

Also a big hug for your thoughtfulness on how your daughter might feel. the journal was a wonderful thing for your daughter to know about. Like I said before , hope things cintunue to proceed as well as they have now.