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Well I'm currently 27 years old. My parents informed me that I was adopted when I was 10 years old. At the time, I really didn't think much of it, considering I saw my parents as "my parents". When I turned 18, I became very interested in locating my biological parents. I woke up one day and I knew I needed to know where I came from. Don't get me wrong, I've lived a very blessed life and was very fortunate to be raised by such loving parents. I can't say one negative thing about my life. I'm just to a point that I NEED to know where I came from.
I'm interested in learning about my actual ethnicity since I really don't know. I'd love to learn about my family medical history as well. Also, I'm interested in meeting my biological parents (if they're still alive), along with any siblings that I could possibly have out there. At age 20, I started my journey to look for them, but quickly stopped after fearing rejection. A lot more years passed by, but each day I found myself wondering more and more about where I came from. Then at the age of 26, I put those fears aside and decided to search. The first thing I've been attempting to do, is gather my "Non-Identifying Information", although I've been very unsuccessful thus far. I've been given the run around about how I can go about accessing this information. Nobody wants to be truthful with me at all.
The problem with my adoption is the fact of the adoption agency my adoptive parents used "Adoption Foundation of Mississippi INC" to my understanding is no longer in business. Along with the fact that I don't know what happened to any of the records they had on me. On top of everything, the case worker "Mrs. Betty Crane" apparently passed away many years ago from what I've been able to gather so far. I continue running into road blocks and can't seem to find anyone that's able to point me in the right direction. It's my understanding that I should be allowed access to my "Non-Identifying Information", but I don't know where or how to get it. I've been told that it's located at the Department of Vital Records of Mississippi. Although when I contacted them in '09, they wouldn't help me.
I'm still hoping that I can gather information (legitimate information), on where I can get my "Non-Identifying Information", so I'll have more information to go on. As of this very moment, I don't have anything whatsoever. Not names, ethnicity, ages, or anything of the sort. If any of you here are able to provide me with any further assistance, I would greatly appreciate it very much. I hope all of you have a blessed day and thanks for reading all of this. :)
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