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BOARD: Adoptee Forum » Adopted Person's Legal Issues

TOPIC: Looking for Birth Mother or Father

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Valerie Denise Snedecor	Posted: Mar 19, 2006 09:14:27 AM I was Born Feb 9, 1959 in Los Angeles, California in General Hospital I was told I was conceived in Lousiana and my Mom had a one night stand with my father and she came to Los Angeles to find a Job to support me and was not successful, so she decided to give me away to give me a better life, as a single mother I heard would do in the 50's, I read my papers when I search one year ago in the County of Los Angeles Adoption agency, I was told I had siblings, but since she wasn't looking for me no more information could be giving. Mom and Dad if together or apart I just want to meet you and get to know you, I serve a loving God that forgives in all things we do. Please allow me that chance to meet my sisters and or my brothers and get to know you, my life I feel would be complete.
Kathy Lynn Seufert Harvey	Posted: Feb 09, 2006 01:03:21 PM I am seeking information on my birth parents. I was born in Charlotte, N.C. on May 12, 1957. I was adopted by Herbert & Virginia Seufert, adoption was finalized on December 23, 1957. I was adopted from Dept. of Social Services, Mecklenburg County, NC. Seeking medical history for myself and my 2 children.

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Do We Need to Look Like Movie Stars?

The adoption process is a very personal one for waiting families. First, they must provide financial, medical and other personal information during the home study process, then they share a snapshot of their personal lives in their family profile. It is perfectly normal for waiting families to experience anxiety about having their lives be such an “open book.”

Once a family is active with an agency and their family profile is being shown to expectant mothers, it is also common to experience some anxiety about what impression those birth parents are getting of the family. Many waiting families worry that perhaps they aren’t attractive enough – that they must look like Tom Cruise or Nicole Kidman to adopt a child. However, this is untrue.

Birth parents choose adoptive families for many reasons. To some birth parents, it is important that their child grow up in a specific region or state because they envision their child spending their days at the beach, or running through a field in the Midwest. Other birth parents want their child to be brought up in a specific religion and will therefore only consider families that are of that religion, while others want their child to grow up in a household with other children. Just as each adoption story is unique, so are the wants and desires of the birth parents.

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BOARD: Adoptee Forum » Adopted Person's Legal IssuesTOPIC: Looking for Birth Mother or Father

Do We Need to Look Like Movie Stars?

BOARD: Adoptee Forum » Adopted Person's Legal Issues

TOPIC: Looking for Birth Mother or Father