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My search began in 2008 when I turned 18 years old. When my Mom gave me the name and information she had on my Birth Mother, I was sure she would be easy to find. I mean I had a name and age, how hard could it be. Oh boy was I in for a surprise. As I endlessly typed her name into Google, and various other sites, I began to see just how hard this really was going to be. Slowly but surely I began to come across free registry sites such as this one. I was so excited thinking, this is it! How can she miss me on this site, if she's looking she will find me. I would check my inbox everyday and post over and over again. I even had a search angel help me with no luck in finding her. For all I know she's on the other side of the country with a different last name, and I will never find her. I try to stay positive and hope that somewhere out there my Birth Mother is looking for me. I did not type this to discourage anyone in anyway, but it is a long hard road. There are many success stories that end in happy reunions, and there are many sad stories where families are never reunited. My advice is don't let in control your every thought, stay positive, keep searching, and never give up. I have yet to find my Birth Mother, but I will never stop trying
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Hey, best of luck to you. It can be extremely daunting especially at first. Were you adopted in a state where any kind of non-ID info is available? I'm in NJ and I was able to get some very pertinent information through the agency responsible for my adoption records. Honestly, I'd never have been able to do it without them, there were just way too many potential "candidates" to weed through myself. Armed with that info plus the info I already had I was able to locate her relatively quickly. Good luck and hope your search is successful!
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