View Full Version : I want my bio mom badly
dani1314151617
Feb 9, 2008, 02:07 PM
Please can someone help me find my bio mom. I really miss her but I am not old enouf to fine her through records can someone help me?
Fr_Chuck
Feb 9, 2008, 02:09 PM
Are you adopted, did you ever know you bio mother ?
What was the reason you were taken away from your bio mother.
dani1314151617
Feb 9, 2008, 02:11 PM
Yes I am adopted and yes I knew my mom. I cops took us away because she did marajja but I was really close to her and I am always crying and on the internet trying to find a way. Can you help
Fr_Chuck
Feb 9, 2008, 02:25 PM
Sorry no, and I am sure there was more than just pot invovled for chidren and family services to take you away. And they would have given your mom the ability normally to clean up her act and be able to try and get you back. Often things are done for your own protection. I am sorry. If and when she gets better she may try and come see you.
dani1314151617
Feb 9, 2008, 02:38 PM
Thanks for nothing there are many reasons I need to see her and whatever
shygrneyzs
Feb 9, 2008, 02:49 PM
Fr. Chuck gave you an honest answer. You do not know the whole story of why you were taken from your biological mother. No one here does either. It takes a lot for the separation to be permanent and for the child to be placed into adoption. Either your biological mother agreed to terminate her rights or the courts did that, for your protection.
Now, do you know any biological family, such as a Grandparent or Aunt or Uncle? Does your adoptive family know anything? How old are you? If you were 18 you could start a search on your own - since you would be an adult. What happened to your biological father?
I do honestly feel for you in this situation. But crying all the time is not going to solve your problem and not going to get you reunited with your biological mother. For all you know she may be in jail or she may be remarried and a new life. She may be in a rehab facility and trying to clean up. She may be in a dozen places doing a dozen things. She may not be allowed to contact you. I do not know if this was an open or closed adoption. Do you know?
You need to find a way to accept your life as you have it. Understand that there were reasons beyond your ability to reason with, that forced this situation of you being adopted. For your own safety and well being.
dani1314151617
Feb 9, 2008, 02:54 PM
I do know the whole reason I got tooken away and no I am not 18 and don't tell me about crying because I do my best not to but I tend not to help it and all I want is that or to talk to crystal my older sister bio sister. It's a closed adoption
shygrneyzs
Feb 9, 2008, 04:21 PM
You never said how old you are now. Have you talked about this with your adoptive mother? A counselor at school? Are you still being followed, as in your case, by Social Services? If so, will your Mom contact that caseworker and ask, in your behalf, if you can contact your biological sister, Crystal.
How old is your sister? Do you know where she is? Was she also taken away from your biological mother?
And yes, I am telling you about crying. Crying is natural and part of grieving. But there is a time to start to heal. If you cannot accept what happened, and I do know it is tough, then ask to see a counselor or family therapist. You are obviously too young to carry all this on your own and you need some professional help in order to help you see through what you are going through.
If your adoptive mom says no, talk to a school counselor, a teacher, a school nurse, someone you trust. There are dozens of toll free mental health hot lines you can call and talk to someone.
dani1314151617
Feb 9, 2008, 04:52 PM
My adoptive mom said no because she doesn't want me to forget about her and I am 15 yrs old and councalors can't do anything if my adoptive mom says no. any other advice and how do you know its hard are you going through this same kind of thing
Fr_Chuck
Feb 9, 2008, 05:09 PM
Counselors can help you deal with the pain, at times we have to accept No as a real answer and sometimes the best answer. We are not talking about help to find your mother, but help in dealing with the fact you can't find her at least at this time.
I am sure it is hurting your adoptive mother greatly, since she took you to love and raise as her own child. I know of one young girl about a year younger than you, who did go and find her mother, well her mother was moving from man to man, using drugs and help teach the girl about 14 to do the same, by 15 she was pregnant and then learned all about the welfare system and so on.
At this point in your life you need to look toward making you the best you that you can be, and loving the people who did not have to love you but picked you out to love. And getting your education to make more out of your life that you can.
And in the end remember what we WANT is not always what we NEED>
dani1314151617
Feb 9, 2008, 05:28 PM
I am sorry but I don't think you understand me. I love my adoptive mom and I don't talk to her about my bio mom very much and she is not hurting because I do everything with her and she doesn't know how I am feeling about this. The only question that I had was how can I find my mom or older sister and yes my older sister was adopted into a different family. That's all I want to be answered and this didn't bother me when my twin sister lived with me because she got adopted into the same family as me. And then had to go to southern oaks prision and so now I need to talk to someone that is truly related to me.
Fr_Chuck
Feb 9, 2008, 05:43 PM
Until you are 18 there is no way, legally no one can even help you without your adoptive families permission.
At 18 family services will most likely tell you where your sister is, but depending on the reasons for the adoption may not give you any info on your mother.
Also they may have no idea where she is either, women move, get remarried, change last names and are hard to track after a few years
Checking with other family members, bio aunts or uncles, grandparents, and so on.
dani1314151617
Feb 9, 2008, 05:47 PM
I don't care I know there is a way even if it isn't leggle and I will figure that out somehow even if I spend until I am 18 you have no idea how much it hurts :confused:
shygrneyzs
Feb 9, 2008, 07:18 PM
WE do have more than idea how it hurts. What you are not understanding is that you not of legal age to pursue this on your own. It does not matter how money you spend now - you are not going to get anywhere. You are not an adult. The adoptive agency is going to tell you the same thing and if you do not believe anyone else, then try and contact them and get their answer. If you do not like their answer, then contact your state senator or representative and get their answer. It will be the same answer.
If you think you can misrepresent yourself, it will be found out. I am not trying to be hard but you are in between a rock and a hard place. I still think that talking to someone, a professional someone, can help you. You need to hear the truth - which is what you are hearing here but not believing.
Synnen
Feb 10, 2008, 01:43 AM
Hon--
Marijuana use isn't even CLOSE to being enough to have parental rights severed by a court. So--if you KNOW the whole story, spill it to us. If you really think the "whole story" is marijuana use, well... someone's lying to you.
How old were you when you were taken away from your bio-family?
I think you have a bit of a romanticized idea of what your bio-mom is like, hon.
You NEED to talk about this with someone close to you, someone who knows more about your whole situation.
You do NOT need to talk to your bio-family right now--that will just leave you more confused than you already are.
I placed my daughter for adoption at birth. She is your age. I miss her every single day--but I CHOSE adoption from the beginning. I didn't have my parental rights revoked by a court because I was incapable of being a good parent--which is really why parental rights get involuntarily severed. Whether it's neglect, heavy drug use involving child endangerment, abuse, pandering, whatever--basically what it comes down to is that when they TAKE YOUR KIDS AWAY from you, you're NOT a good parent.
So... tell me... why do you want to talk to someone who didn't care enough about you to be a good parent to you?
dani1314151617
Feb 10, 2008, 08:32 AM
I was tooken away at 13 and she supposivly was abusive and neglective but I never agreed with that. She always did the best she could and I really want to talk to her because I was very close to her. I could talk to her about anything and now when I am suicidal or just depressed I feel like I have no one to talk to. I don't think you understand.:confused:
FeelSoNumbZombie
Feb 23, 2008, 08:57 PM
Dani,
Even though you're a minor--- you can still search yourself. But if you find, it is suggested that you have someone to support you in first contact. Register for free on all the registries that you can find on the internet, within the state you were born in.
dani1314151617
Feb 24, 2008, 07:37 AM
I have people who are supporting me. Can u give me a little mor info on how
FeelSoNumbZombie
Feb 24, 2008, 07:45 AM
Dani,
Try:
Adoption Search Lesson Series - Making the Decision to Start an Adoption Search - (http://www.adopting.org/adoptions/adoption-search-lesson-series-making-the-decision-to-start-an-adoption-search.html)
dani1314151617
Feb 24, 2008, 09:53 AM
That didn't work because it cost money and I am just checking you know that I am not 18. Is there anything wlse I could try:confused:
FeelSoNumbZombie
Feb 25, 2008, 03:12 PM
Dani,
Try adoption.com. There are message boards. There are blogs. There is a ton of information at this site. There is as well a registry. I do not know if you will be able or not to register with them if you are under the age of 18. But you could try. Then there is a teen adoption zone. Where adopted teens go to voice there concerns and find support. I do not know the website addy offhand. But you can try putting: Teen who are adopted in your browser and see what pops up? Or try: Google Alert - Professional Web Alerts (http://www.googlealert.com), which is a great search engine.
Most of the information that I have gathered about this issue was obtained through open browser searches through Google or through search and support sites located at yahoogroups or googlegroups. But you can also make a webpage or blog about why you desire to find your first family, etc.
Something as easy as: adopted - Information from Reference.com (http://www.reference.com/search?q=adopted)
May explain the complex issue surrounding adoption. Once looking at this site, even for someone who had searched, belonged, reunited, and found -FOR FREE- still finds additional information online to learn!
If it is in your heart to know. Do everything you can to find out. It is far too sad that this country feels that adoption is something to be so closed minded about.
There are millions of adopted children. Some decide to search, while others do not.
It is a personal choice. But what runs in your veins wasn't a choice.
Hope this helps. You are NOT alone.
For instance:
Open adoption is where the adopted person has access to their file and/or original records. This may be a right available at certain ages - e.g. at age 18, a person adopted in the United Kingdom becomes automatically entitled to their birth certificate and may access their adoption records.
In the U.S. the adults adopted as children can only access their birth records in Alabama, Alaska, Kansas, New Hampshire, and Oregon.
Again, try adoption.com, do a browser search. Start a blog about your feeling's. Tell the world how you feel. Get it out. Release it. Learn as much as you can related to this issue. And once you are an adult, no one should ever tell you that you shouldn't have a right to know. Especially if there was no closed adoption agreement to begin with at the time. It is a matter of Civil Liberties that are and have been taken away from many of its adopted citizens and this needs to stop, once and for all. I answer these questions related to adoption issues on this board, to try to help people like yourself. You are NOT alone. And whatever you feel now, maynot be what you may feel in a year from now, and then in 10 years from now you may go back to wanting to know, where 20 years from now something else.
But once you turn 18, you should be treated as a adult. Not a child any further. Good or bad. Reunion or no reunion. You should have unquestionable access to YOUR records. All of them. And if you decide to contact your family, may it be just a phone call away for you. It will then be their choice to either answer it or let the machine pick it up. It will be their decision to call back or even have their number changed. And if that is their choice, at least they had/have one.
peggyhill
Feb 25, 2008, 03:52 PM
I'm sorry you are hurting so much! I was also adopted, although I don't remember my birth parents. I can't imagine how hard it would be if I had known them, or if I was missing a sister like you are. So my heart goes out to you.
I do think that talking to a counselor might help right now. If your adopted mom doesn't want to take you, you could always talk to a counselor or teacher at school. Or maybe a youth leader or religious leader (if that applies to you). Another thing is that there are support groups for people who are adopted. I think it's called "Anonymous by Adoption", at least that is the name of the group where I live. You might want to look for meetings in the newspaper or online. It's a good place to talk about your feelings and struggles about being adopted. There are many people there who understand how you are feeling. They might also have good advice on how you can find your sister when you are 18.
I haven't tried to find my bio. Mom, so I don't have much advice to give you on that. But the people at the support groups might have good ideas about how to do that once you are 18. Just be really careful if you are going to look online; don't give out your personal information and protect yourself.
dani1314151617
Feb 25, 2008, 05:09 PM
Thanks I hope that soon I will be talking to my mom again
FeelSoNumbZombie
Feb 26, 2008, 12:00 PM
Adult Adoptee Blog, Adopted Adult Blog - Category: Children/Teens (http://adoptee.adoptionblogs.com/c1397)
This link may guide you in the right direction. You can also try your local library and see if you can take out books such as The Face in the Mirror, etc
www.mnasap.org/information/Factsheets/BookListTeens.pdf