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I'm a 43 year old male adoptee. And i was adopted by two people who where about as distant and showed no warmth toward me as could be. I only heard "we love you kids" when my mom was beating me with a wooden paddle she had my dad make, because she was tired of hurting her hand. I think she broke about three of them on my behind and lower back before I figured out I could out run her. As for my dad, he wasn't the type to waist time looking for the paddle that i probably had hidden from my mom. He just ball up his fist and let me tell you don't ever get him mad when he is practicing his golf swing. Because those drivers hurt when hit about the middle of your back. They never let on that i was adopted well we I have a sister who was also adopted and is three years younger than me, who could do no wrong. I used to snoop threw there closet when they were not around and there was this three book set that said Your adoptive family. And i would flip threw it and not once did it dawn on me why those books where there. Not once. But the day everything in my world crashed it hit me. I was 15 when we were leaving from a visit with relatives back east and my sister blurted out "are we adopted" guess one of the cousins spilled the beans. And i still remember the look the old woman got on her face. And thats when 2+2=4. It took me about a week to say something to my mom and it was swept under the carpet so fast your head would swim. Don't talk about that it upsets your father is what she said. And that was that, for her anyway. I on the other hand what if'd and why for'd the living heck out of myself. O i also am ADD. By the time I was 17 i was into drugs and had left home its been about 10 years sense i spoke to my mom and my father had passed away 8 or 9 years ago. I hate my sister and my mom for reasons only i understand. But the sad thing is and what is killing me inside is I trust nobody and i wont let anyone get close to me I've lost a wife of 11 years I'm a terrible father to are four kids. I don't beat them they live with her. I'm just never there for them. I feel there better off without me. I've been with more women than i could ever remember let alone count and only four real relationships which all ended. This last one was 4 years up until a few months ago. And I loved her more than anyone I had ever met. And i pushed her away she could never be close to me or know me but i didnt want her away from me but when she tried to pull close I pushed and its killing me inside and I'm close to exploding if something doesn't change and i don't know what i should do. my first thought is eat a bullet. but i made a promise to a total stranger that i wouldn't so here I'm someone please help. would finding my bparents and get some long overdo answers help. Because i don't know who I'am or where i come from and its like this black area of my life that I'm so out of touch with.
Clay2,
Thank God you made a promise! Please make another. Do your best to find your parents. Most bio parents want there child to find them. I am looking for my brother who was adopted out before I was born. You might have siblings that want you even if the bio parents don't. I think it is worth giving it a try. If not for you do it for your kids. They love you so much even with your faults. Please Clay never give up. I have been looking for my brother for years and I know he is out there, just waiting for us. God's blessings to you in this new year.
Cathy
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Hi Clay. I am a 38 year old who found my bfamily 13 months ago. Before I could agree to meet anyone I decided to see a counselor because I wanted my reunion to be healthy and as successful as possible. What I did not count on was I spent about 98% of my time with her talking over my issues with my aparents instead. It made my reunion more successful. I was able to put that history where it belonged and not blend it together to much and let it cloud my very happy and exciting reunion. I would do it the same way again if I had to. I have even gone back to see her as needed when I need to talk and my husband just does not know what to say to me when I am sobbing uncontrolably about something he could never understand. I would encourage you to make sure you are feeling the best you can about yourself first before you meet bfamily. I did the meeting very slowly and at my own pace so that I was able to emotionaly handle it and I still had some very frightening moments.
Please take care of yourself and be good to yourself and don't forget to give yourself a break. I think you have done really well identifying what you feel are issues. Sometimes thats half the battle.
As for finding your family, I have been told by many people that they have never seen me this happy, ever. Things in my life make much more sense to me and I understand that I am not my aparents "weird child", I'm just like me bdad that's all. I am meeting him in a few days for the first time so I might be rambling out of nervousness so I'm sorry about that.
Take Care!!
DebsW
I agree with Deb. A good first step is to find a counselor who has had experience with adoptees. Talk through things, gain some insight into yourself. Read books on reunion. Then try to find your bparents. Reunion is very emotional no matter how wonderful or how awful it turns out so I think it is good to be in a stable place in your own life before embarking on this journey.
Best wishes to you.
Snuffie