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I posted this in a different section, but maybe this section should be more appropriate. I am not sure if this is the correct section to put this, but this looks as good as any. I am a couple weeks away from attempting to initiate contact with my birth mother. I was adopted through Catholic Charities in Houston on 1971 and they are facilitating the search and contact attempt. Catholic Charities has a VERY regimented way for contact initiation. So this letter will not be the first thing she ever sees related to my reaching out. She will be contacted with a very bland letter simply stating "we have information we need to discuss with you, please call." When/if she calls CC, they will tell her that her son is seeking contact and go from there. There will be paperwork she fills out and, I think, some pre-contact counselling. THEN, they will give her the letter. Knowing this process is probably why I was more liberal on the amount of information. I am a complete wreck. I have been stuck on my first letter to her for four years. I finally have a draft that I feel pretty good about, but would like to get some feedback from other birth parents. I don't know if she is looking for me or has even thought about me in years. I know what I hope. CC has a very regimented I don't feel 100% comfortable posting this here as it is a little long, but if any birth parents would be willing to look and give me some honest feedback, please let me know and I will PM the letter. Thank you, Jonathan
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Jonathan,
I'm sure your letter is fine... it's SO hard to work on something for that amount of time and still have perspective on it. And my daughter was relinquished through CC, so I have some experience there, too.
I don't know how much help I'd be, but I'm happy to look over your letter.
Soprano
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