so hoping to meet my birth parents to say thank you for what you have given to me

Good Luck, and I know how you feel. My brother and I were adopted in 1948, and never able to get Washington State to open anything. We just wanted to tell our birth parents all was well, and thanks for our lives. Also, wondered if we had siblings. Even at my advanced age I still wonder these things. Optimistic thoughts to you though. I hope you get the chance.

Good news! The WA State legislature passed a bill this year that will give adult adoptees access to their original birth certificates. The affective date of the bill is July 1, 2014. Mark it on your calendar and make a trip to your local DSHS office!

Wishing you tons of luck finding answers. srry im kina speechless and wow about the new law about opening

BigHeartedLady,As long as your mother doesn't employ the veto, you should be able to obtain a copy of your OBC after July 1, 2014. (In all likelihood, your father's name will not be listed.)Between now and then, I would recommend reading about what our mothers typically experienced. The Girls Who Went Away is a good starting point. Also, read blogs and articles. Try to learn as much as you can about how your biological parents might have felt back then and may well feel in reunion.I say this to you because your heading is I want "to say thank you for what you have given to me," which may not be what they want to hear. Some mothers hear that as "thank you for not raising me. I did better without you."Tread softly with the thank yous. Just tell her that you've always wanted to know about her. You've thought about her all these years, etc. The thank yous, if necessary, can come later--after you've gotten to know one another better.I

Ok thank you so much and i never want to upset her and thank u for your advice and im afraid that shell want nothing ti do with me srry for the miss spell

You're welcome.You do need to prepare yourself for that possibility. She may be one of the mothers who did as the authority figures told her and moved on with her life.But, statistics show that the majority of b-mothers do welcome at least some contact. I don't know how Washington state will handle the requests. You have time to look into it and find out the procedures for requesting your OBC.... Here's my suggestion: request it on the first day possible (July 1, 2014). If that means you have to go to the DSHS as Paigeturner suggests, do it that day. If you are going to send in your request, send it Express Mail, so you know it will be guaranteed to be delivered on July 1, 2014. (But, again, find out how Washington wants requests to be handled.)A similar law went into effect in Illinois in November 2011. Many adoptees requested their OBCs. (It was done on a first-come, first-serve basis. So, those of us whose requests were there on day one were served first. Mine was there. It still took nearly 2.5 months to get my OBC. There were so many requests.... Try not to wait and end up geting it in on day two. It will take that much longer to get your OBC.... Also, don't send it in early. Some people who did that in IL had their requests sent back to them, and they had to request it again, after the law went into effect.

BigHeartedlady, as an adoptee I can relate to exactiy how you feel in regards to saying "thank you."Maybe as adoptees, we have a an in-built mechanism which registers when we should say "thank you."I was adopted in the mid-30's when the Victorian era was still accepted.There was an overwhelming amount of abuse at all levels. But through it all, there was a guiding angel who looked after me and never allowed things to get completely out of hand. Later, I knew who she was and 2 months before she was gone, I had an opportunity to thank her for all she had done. She was so grateful.I was grateful to have had the opportunity.The 2nd individual was a man who was head of a University. He was used to dealing with county tax issues, funding for the school, school staffing, etc. I was a student, on the bottom of accomplishments. Yet, he took the time to write a letter of recommendation and promise support if it was needed.Many years later I found he and his wife in a restaurant. I seized the opportunity and shared my feelings of gratitude. He was astounded, but grateful.I always believed my gratitude for things people have done for me, should be shared. You never know how much your concern or what the depth of your caring and concern has meant to other people.I wish you the best.