Betty Jean Lifton, a well respected adoption reformer who has been very active in the movement for many years, was scheduled to speak at an upcoming conference in NYC. However, read what happened to that idea here. She used the "B" word and apparently that was not cool.

The "B" word you say? Nope, probably not the "B" word that you might be be mulling over in your head. The "B" word in this situation is definitely not one that you might consider a word that you would be chastised for using. Come to thing... more

For the past several years new laws have enabled adoptees to find out about and meet their natural relatives or have an adoption reunion. Some countries such as Australia have also given rights to natural relatives who have been separated by adoption. England and Wales also passed the Adoption and Children Act of 2002 which means that since 2005 natural relatives have been able to ask an adoption agency to make contact with the adoptee on their behalf.

Adoption reunions are also a huge public interest and all over the country there is lots... more

The story at the following link caught my eye. With all the stuff going on in the middle east I found this to be a great story. The link is http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8JOCIGG2.html

The article was written by Elizabeth White a journalist for the Associated Press.

Reuniting with her father, Felicia Dorsey felt it was a life changing experience. She met her father for the first time in her 34 years of life at the... more

Could you imagine initiating your search and after a few weeks or months finding out that your birth mother was a co-worker? I can’t imagine but it happened to an adoptee and a natural mother in Ill.. The article appeared in the Quad City Times on June 16, 2006. You can view the article in it’s entirety at http://www.quadcitytimes.com/articles/2006/06/19/news/local/doc4496476505b09764127530.txt

The article states that the adoptee worked... more

No matter which side of the argument you might be on - no matter how you feel about the rights of children to know who their natural parents are - this case will be of interest to many of us in the adoption community. According to an article in the April 26, 2006 edition of Detroit News a 17-year boy is suing to know who his birth-father is. You can read the article in it’s entirety at http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060428/METRO/604280331/1003... more

This reunion story mentions how adoption.com helped reunite these family members. I found this article at adoption weekly e-magazine, and from another source as well. The Internet and sites such as Adoption.com have changed the world of adoption search and reunion in a myriad of ways. Not only is searching easier, there is a great deal of advice through forums and articles to help navigate your way through search and reunion.

She called to find out if Ms.... more

Part 1 ended by mentioning that rapper Darryl McDaniels is probably the most famous LDA. As many of you know, I had the privilege of interviewing Darryl about his adoption story. I was curious about why his adoptive mother had never told him about his adoption.

He shared with me that she kept thinking that she would tell him that he was adopted, but, the "right" time never came. Darryl was doing so well, that she feared upsetting him. Instead, she just kept waiting for that "perfect" time.... more

Lately, there have been so many interesting adoption stories in the news. I have decided I would like to share more of them. The first story I am sharing is a happy reunion story.

Here's the first story.

FINALLY 'AT PEACE'

"The very best thing about reconnecting with my mom is that I feel whole. I have been living in my world with a huge gap in my heart and now I am at peace," says Laga, a Vancouver account executive who's kept track of her high-profile birth mom's life... more

Here is a another nice reunion story. The adoptee in this story is a minister who discovered that his birth mother was deceased, however, he found siblings and other relatives.

John pauses now and then as he tells his story, his emotions overflowing.

"As far as the discovery of my birth family," he says, "it's been an incredible healing for both sides. These aunts never violated their sisters' wishes. This has enabled them, and there are no secrets to keep anymore."

This... more

In the letter he tells his story referring to it as the “story of the century”. He had tracked down his natural mother and felt it was the greatest joy of his life after the birth of his own son. He then states in the letter that “unfortunately, my mother had other concerns that came before reuniting with her grandson and myself.”

The FBI stated in this article that in addition to the phone and fax messages she was receiving the adoptee mailed her packages of baby clothes, toys, light bulbs, and rocks. He also placed an ad in the NY times that read “Roger, sadly... more