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Can anyone out there please tell me how an adoptive mother who has raised an adopted son, mostly on her own for the last 17 years, is suppose to feel when this child who is now 25 writes things like this in their blogs on myspace: I'm going to arizona, and I cant wait to get there! I really think that there is something for me out there, and there is: my family...; and what more could a person need. Thats not to say that i wont be homesick at some point and miss my mom and certain people here, but im just ready to get out of here...no matter how hard it is. We live in NJ. It has been rough times for my son and I over the years and he has put alot of emotional distance between us. I even helped him find his birth family hoping that it would fill in the blanks for him and maybe our relationship would be better. He found the information that the bio aunt on his bio dad's side was the one with information posted on adoption sites. J (my adopted son) was messing around on ask.com two months ago and decided to put in his pre-adoption name (yes he has known from day one he is adopted) to see what he would find and found the bio aunt info and text messaged me the next morning to take a look at it and see what I thought he was thinking it was a hoax. That was 8-9-07 by noon I had found the bio aunt on myspace and by the end of the evening it had been verified that it was them. I was so thrilled to have the contact. His bio aunt and I talked on myspace for a while that night and I was so happy to have given them the news that J was ok. J was not sure about the whole thing, he didn't want it to be bull. I pulled out my paperwork from the adoption and verified the address that was listed for the bio father and bio aunt and I exchanged information that I knew of on the bio mother (she has passed). J decided to contact her himself on that Friday night. I had shared everything that was said between the bio aunt and myself with him but now that his is talking to them everything is hush hush. I took time out of my schedule on that Sunday and spent 6 hours pulling out pictures throughout the years and posting them on my myspace for them to see how he changed over the years because they only had one picture of him before he was adopted. Did I get a thank you? No. Did I have to do this for them? No. From the moment that J started to talk to them, she seemed to quit talking to me unless I make first contact. At the first of September, J asked me to help him make reservations to go out to see the bio relatives in October. So we did, I was going to pay for it but he insisted that he pay. We found flights for $178 and up, he choose his flight. That was on September 9, 2007. On September 12, 2007, I awoke to a text message telling me at 3:23am he was hopping a plane to Arizona, don't be mad he loves me and always will and he will be returning on September 18. I wasn't mad just hurt that he couldn't call me and let me know that he was doing this. He took no clothings, no cell phone plug and gave me no flight information. So if there was a plane crash or something for a flight to Tucson I would never of known whether he was on that flight. He called me later that day, I told him I wasn't mad just hurt. We talked for a little while then he had to go. On that Saturday before he returned, he called me to see what was up and I was having a car problem at that time, I could tell he had something to tell me but wasn't sure what to say because he had long pauses between sentences. Then he said oh, my dad is calling, I waited for him to say hold on a minute but he didn't so I with a hurtful attitude said well I better let you go, love you goodbye and he said i love you bye and we hung up. I felt so thrown to the side and replaced at that moment. When he got home from his trip I tried to ask him questions about things and he seem so reluntant to say anything. I asked about his bio dad, bio aunt and anyone else he had meet. Well, by the end of the evening I was told that he didn't want to come back and that they are his family and he is not sure where I fit. They are his blood. Does he care how that hurt? I have been his family and the only one there for him. When his adoptive father and I got a divorce his adoptive father divorce all of us. I thought for the longest time that it was because J was not his blood but later found out that he abandoned his our blood too since he had gotten a young lady pregnant here in NJ. Yes, the adoptive father knows of the child, she was already born when he disappeared. J said his bio dad told him he had to come back and do things the right way, but J's said his right way was for me to just come home one day and he would have packed his car and left. Well, boxes have shown up at the house and I have so many questions but his way of dealing with things is just to cause a major fight so that you will throw him out so he doesn't have to feel guilty about leaving. We have been through this once when adoptive dad came back into his life about three years ago. He caused a fight and said some pretty awlful things, but since I was not throwing him out he decided to leave on his own. Came back in one week, like nothing had ever happened and was ready to move back into his room. I couldn't let it happen just like that we needed to talk about an attitude adjustment and a list of items of respect he had to follow. So J and I meet for dinner, I gave him the list and he throw it back in my face and left, the next thing I knew he was in CA with his adoptive dad. Within three weeks he was begging to come back and decided that he would follow the list(which never really happened), but he wanted to leave now but his adoptive father was out of town on business. I refused to get him a flight ticket back until his adoptive father returned from his trip and he told him himself he was leaving. Now J has made that trip we had scheduled for him back in September for October and his attitude is even worse. He doesn't talk to me I find out things by reading his myspace and overhearing conversations he is having on the phone as he goes from his room to his car to smoke. Saturday, J and I had an appointment with our family counselor at 9am but J didn't come home the night before and when I paged him and texted him his answer was he wasn't going. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I AM TO DO AND FEEL RIGHT NOW... Do I have a right to feel hurt, relpaced and abandoned. I keep hearing how his bio dad is worried about my feelings but not once how my son is worried. I have offered up my phone number for his bio dad to call me at anytime. But haven't heard from him. I told J that some day when he is talking to bio dad he could introduce us over the phone, J's answer I wouldn't do that to him. But you will do all the hurtful things to me, I guess I am really loved by this kid since the old saying goes you always hurt the ones that you love. At one point at the very beginning of finding the bio family J told me that wouldn't be great if you and my bio dad got married some day. Well I am already married to a man that J has never let into his life or his circle but J will admit at times that he loves and cares for my husband but just not to his face. Thank you for reading my story...if you can give me some guidance I would really appreciate it. Thanks M
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This does sound very tipical of a male in reunion. He is in the honeymoon part. I agree with lonni. This all may just need time. This is a different story on reunion. My adoptive parents chose not to allow me to have both adoptive and natural parnts in my life and still live in their home. It was just them till I no longer lived in their home. I was 15 I really could move out on my own. I wanted them both in my life. I was told to call her and ask her if she wanted me back. Your sons lucky all you want is some respect rules followed. Yes feel hurt and abandoned its normal. But also keep an open mind that this will more than likely not be a permant thing. Boys love their moms. I learned that first hand this summer. My sons 18. Take care.
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((((((hugs))))))) I just wanted to let you know we are here for you. The emotions that Adoptees go through in a reunion can be very powerful and heartbreaking for all around sometimes. I believe your son is pushing you away, but in reality he is just needing to know that you are there...no matter what.
Wow, of course you have the right to the feeling you have. It sounds like your 25 yr old son is still not very mature (as the others say, that's not uncommon... I'm still waiting for the 31yr old that I raised to grow up and stop blaming his parents for all his problems!) My advice is to hang in there, get the counseling for yourself. Allow yourself to grieve and keep loving him. Do you have his bdad's phone or address? I think I would try to contact him or the bio aunt and try to build my own relationship with them. (Letting them know how important it is to you to get to know the people who are becoming so important in your son's life.
terrirose9
This does sound very tipical of a male in reunion. He is in the honeymoon part. I agree with lonni. This all may just need time. This is a different story on reunion. My adoptive parents chose not to allow me to have both adoptive and natural parnts in my life and still live in their home. It was just them till I no longer lived in their home. I was 15 I really could move out on my own. I wanted them both in my life. I was told to call her and ask her if she wanted me back. Your sons lucky all you want is some respect rules followed. Yes feel hurt and abandoned its normal. But also keep an open mind that this will more than likely not be a permant thing. Boys love their moms. I learned that first hand this summer. My sons 18. Take care.
kakuehl
Wow, of course you have the right to the feeling you have. It sounds like your 25 yr old son is still not very mature (as the others say, that's not uncommon... I'm still waiting for the 31yr old that I raised to grow up and stop blaming his parents for all his problems!) My advice is to hang in there, get the counseling for yourself. Allow yourself to grieve and keep loving him.
Do you have his bdad's phone or address? I think I would try to contact him or the bio aunt and try to build my own relationship with them. (Letting them know how important it is to you to get to know the people who are becoming so important in your son's life.
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Vogi2002
((((((hugs))))))) I just wanted to let you know we are here for you. The emotions that Adoptees go through in a reunion can be very powerful and heartbreaking for all around sometimes. I believe your son is pushing you away, but in reality he is just needing to know that you are there...no matter what.
dreamangel, I hope you remembered to take some aspirin. Hang in there, sometimes our children (supposedly adults) find it necessary to blame us for their own feelings and shortcomings. You have no need to hide your feelings from his bio-family. (IMO they have the right to know how he is treating you!) He is making choices and blaming you for them... Crazily enough however, it doesn't mean he doesn't love you. Hang in there... And don't stop talking to his biofamily... if they can't love him for who he is, it won't be real anyway and ir won't last.
my daughter was angry at her whole situation and took it out on me. She would not allow me to have any contact with her birthfamily unless she was there making sure nothing was said that she didn't approve of. Because my daughter did not want b/mom or me talking, her birthmom didn't want anything to ruin their relationship, so she wouldn't respond to any of my calls. My daughter knew I really liked her b/mom. I also think she didn't want anything to interfere with her relationship with her b/mom. She wanted her all to herself.
Also another problem with talking with birthfamily is that we both were fearful to be honest because what we said could get back to our daughter and cause a lot of anger. I wasn't sure how honest to be with my feelings because I didn't know what b/mom would tell my daughter causing more strife than already was.
My daughter had and still has soooo much anxiety with the two families now. She tries to make us both fit in her life and it is very frustrating. She still gives b/mom most of her attention and love which leaves me feeling lost and abandoned. She calls me when she needs something. Of course all kids do that with their parents. If she is frustrated with her struggles she will take it out on me. I do my best not to take it personal but sometimes in my weak state I cry. I know she needs to release her frustrations but there are better ways to do that than to hurt the one you say you love.
I do my best to do the right thing. The responsibility isn't all mine. We all have a part to have compassion and respect for each other. My daughter and her birthmom have taken and taken. It wears me out.
After all that was said last night from J I came home tonight to find him here. I think he is spending the night for this to be a house that he f__king doesn't want to be at. Anyway that was his opinion last night. I want to ask so bad to see if he gave his notice at work today and applied for his pension but I was looking for a quiet night tonight and no attacks. He is out in his car (the red top bar as we call it) drinking in the driveway and smoking cigs. I don't allow smoking in my house. It is early yet so we will have to see how the night ends.
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dreamangel.. I am so sorry this is happening..
I left my home with a big fight at 17.. I moved back in my twenties and then left again.. and then there was a fight with my mom that lasted for years..
Again we found our way back to one another..
Your years with him count.. Your love for him counts..
Jackie
Jackiejdajda
dreamangel.. I am so sorry this is happening..
I left my home with a big fight at 17.. I moved back in my twenties and then left again.. and then there was a fight with my mom that lasted for years..
Again we found our way back to one another..
Your years with him count.. Your love for him counts..
Jackie
Looking at my kids now I know those years with them count..
Love has got to be the deciding factor..
I believe that with every bone in my body..
I think the fellow in this thread is going on a quest.. sorting his life.. and we can not control our children.. as you and I have spoken about before love4.
I remember what you used to have as your sig line..
Still loving or something like that..
Its good to see your posts.. old friend..
Jackie
I agree soooo much with you Jackie.
Love is the deciding factor. I also agree that this young man is sorting out his life now. It's a very painful time for him I am sure. My daughter still struggles but is doing much better. She tells me sometimes she just can't think about it or she will go crazy. I hurt for her. I hurt for this young man also and like you said, we can't control our kids. They need to find their own way in the best way they know how.
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Jackiejdajda
dreamangel.. I am so sorry this is happening..
I left my home with a big fight at 17.. I moved back in my twenties and then left again.. and then there was a fight with my mom that lasted for years..
Again we found our way back to one another..
Your years with him count.. Your love for him counts..
Jackie
[QUOTE=dreamangel59]I pray that someday he gets this and reflects back. During the reflection period he calls and apologizes for being a selfish brat.
My daughter has apologized recently for being a selfish brat during her reflection times also. Those times give me strength to go on and keep loving and waiting with patience. It is hard sometimes because sometimes she is so nasty and heartless and the next she is apologizing. The ups and downs drive me crazy. It sends confusing messages.