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June 5th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
As a birth mom whose adopted son was raised by wonderful wonderful people, I’m offended on behalf of this man’s adoptive family that you call his birth family his “real” family.
Yes, they ARE his family, and it’s great that they’ve all found each other, and yes, it’s sad he felt depressed and rejected growing up, but, what about his adoptive family? Are they just being thrown in the trash bin now? Were they the ones rejecting him?
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June 6th, 2009 at 6:26 am
What a touching story. Some people resort to Social Networking Sites to find friends that they have lost contact to. It really does work.
June 8th, 2009 at 11:14 am
AS RICHARD’S ADOPTIVE BROTHER I AM OVERJOYED HE FOUND HIS BIRTH FAMILY.
MY STORY IS ALSO VERY SIMILAR. HOWEVER I FEEL THE WAY THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IS A LITTLE INCONSIDERATE IN THE WAY IT GLAMORIZES RICHARD’S NEW LIFE WITH HIS RECENTLY FOUND FAMILY AND DISPLAYS A LACK OF REGARD FOR HOW IT MAY MAKE THE REST OF HIS TRUE (ADOPTIVE) FAMILY FEEL .
A DELICATE FAMILY MATTER HAS NOW BEEN TURNED INTO WHAT SEEMS LIKE ONE PERSONS 5 MINUTES OF FAME.
WE ARE BOTH VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE FOUND OUR BIOLOGICAL MOTHERS AND IT IS NOW IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT FILLING OUR VOID DOES NOT LEAVE ANOTHER VOID WITH THE PARENTS WHO BOUGHT US UP AND LOVE US DEARLY.
MY ADVICE TO YOU RICHARD IS NOT TO PIN ALL YOUR HOPES ON YOUR NEW FOUND FAMILY FILLING YOUR VOID AND JUST TO ENJOY EACH DAY AS IT COMES, I AM SURE THEY WILL HELP TO ANSWER CERTAIN QUESTIONS IN YOUR LIFE BUT DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THEM AS TRUE HAPPINESS COMES FROM WITHIN YOURSELF.
IT WAS A VERY TOUCHING STORY PURPOSELY WRITTEN TO EVOKE TEARS OF JOY.
IN REALITY THE REAL TEARS SHOULD BE SHED FOR OUR AMAZING PARENTS WHO SUFFERED HEART ACHE AND TEARS RASING TWO DIFFICULT AND TROUBLESOME ADOPTED SONS UNCONDITIONALLY,
SACRIFICING THEIR CHANCE OF CREATING A BIOLOGICAL FAMILY IN AN ALTRUISTIC FASHION TO OFFER US BOTH A BETTER LIFE.
HOWEVER WITH THIS BEING SAID, GOOD LUCK TO YOU RICHARD. I HOPE THAT THIS NEXT PART OF YOUR JOURNEY BRINGS YOU THE HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT THAT YOU DESERVE.
IN THE TRUE WORDS OF A SEVENTIES SITCOM “SOME MOTHERS DO HAVE ‘ EM”.
July 30th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
I also found my father on Facebook a couple years ago. We’d been searching for each other for many years, and he found me on Facebook just after my 20th birthday. I was very surprised, and we met once, and I still have yet to meet the rest of the family. Unfortunately I live nowhere near them, but I will be relocating nearby soon.