Well, in my opinion, Dr. Joyce Brothers' response was better than Ann Landers or Dear Abby.

An adoptee named Will wrote to Dr. Joyce Brothers who stated his circumstances as being a college student. He was adopted as a baby through a private adoption. After he graduated high school, he had been thinking of trying to find out about his natural parents. He has never shared this with his adoptive parents and feels very guilty. He asked Dr. Brothers if he should tell... more

I thought this was a great adoption reunion story and I wanted to share it with the blog. The link is http://news.aol.com/strange/story/_a/twins-finally-meet-after-71-years/n20060927192009990005?cid=936 and it is about a set of twins who were born to their natural mother, placed in different foster homes, and eventually placed in an Orphanage. There were kept separated and never in the same room with one another.

Growing up they... more

Is your adoption group looking for a way to present the triad viewpoint to people in the media or simply to non-triad members? Or, perhaps you’d like to make triad members aware of your existence so they can take advantage of the programs and/or support you offer. If so, the Green Ribbon Campaign has an idea for you. GRC’s program, Voices of Adoption, literally gives voice to the triad experience.

The program grew out of an awareness of some basic facts about the adoption journey from the standpoint of an adoptee. In 2000, GRC’s national coordinator,... more

The most famous rapper of all time, Darryl McDaniels formerly with the award winning group, Run DMC, has been honored recently for his work in adoption.

The non-profit group Congressional Coalition on Adoption has honored Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of the legendary hip-hop group Run DMC, Miami Dolphins’ starting quarterback Daunte Culpepper and the documentary film “Invisible Children” as National Angels in Adoption.

Read the complete story here.

Some... more

She was surrounded by love in her home, but always wondered about her roots..... Searching to unlock the secrets of her past... She quickly learned that her mom had died a dozen years earlier from cancer. Culberson was crushed.

Here's the update story. The Princess has decided to accept her royal role, and the duties that the role entails. She has decided to set up a foundation to help... more

I found this story to be very thought provoking.

In her family's village of Bumpe, the people rejoiced in the news of their newly discovered princess, someone they'd come to regard as a potential savior.

It was a job she wasn't sure she wanted.

I have heard some adoptees say that they fantasized about what their birth parents were like as they were growing up. Other adoptees will scarcely acknowledge that they ever thought of their... more

On Sept. 15th the “Scoop Independent News” website at http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0609/S00180.htm an article discusses how 41,000 have sough reunion since 1985 when the adoption act was enacted in New Zealand.

At a international conference on adoption in NY Julia Cantrell was presenting at Fordham University in the Bronx.

New Zealand was the first country to give rights to both adopted persons over the age of twenty one and to natural parents to obtain identifying... more

There is a new web cast focused on adoption: The Adoption Show: Voices Ending the Myth.

The show currently exists as a web cast or web radio show, so you can only listen in by going to their website, either during or after the show.

On Sunday, Sept. 17, the show will be about searchers who find a grave. Guests include Denise Leitch, a mother who started "Found and Lost," an online support group for these searchers; and a woman who was given up for adoption whose mother died 12 years before she found her this past Mother's Day.

The... more

I had a little blanket and thought, "We'll pass this on to our son's new parents." And I remember the woman saying, "They won't be needing the blanket."

A birth mom/writer that I know is featured in the latest issue of "People" magazine. She is an author who wrote this book about her adoption reunion story. She and two other reunited birth moms and the children that they were reunited with are featured in an article. The article that... more

For part 1 read here. Alison met her birth mother before she became pregnant and was really glad that she did. Her birth mother was able to give her some important medical information. There were some serious genetic predepositions that seemed to run in the family for the women when pregnant.

Alison feels strongly that had she not been aware of these conditions, her doctor might not have known to monitor her closely during her pregnancies. She is thankful for the information,... more