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I'm not really sure of what I want to say right now... Too many feelings going on to succinctly and accurately express myself.
Anyway, this Sept will be 24 years since I placed my daughter... And it's been about 5-6 yrs since I sent my last letter (and gift) to her via the "agency" and to her adoptive parents. Their response left me a bit disappointed, but I can somewhat understand their sentiments at the time.
My issue now is whether I should even try to write another letter to her/them. I'm not sure if this next letter will be "intercepted" like the last one and I'm not sure I can handle another "brush-off". My daughter is an adult now but I have no way of knowing if she will get any letter I send.
Any suggestions for me?
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belleinblue1978
If you have her information I'd contact her directly. Going to her parents is treating her like a perpetual child.
I agree with Belle. At 24, there is no reason for you to go through her parents for contact. It's up to her to choose whether or not to build a relationship with you and whether or not to include her parents.
Good luck. Keep us posted.
I have no way of contacting her directly. It was a closed adoption so all correspondence has to go through the agency.
I have to admit that I contacted D's parents and he was almost 32. The reason I did so was because I couldn't find his current address (He had just moved and the internet hadn't caught up with him...) I will also tell you that he said that had I found him at 18 or 25 he would not have been as open to reunion. I think there is a "right" time. All you can do is try again. Remember that No doesn't always mean "Never" sometimes it means "Not now."
Dixie you might check registries and such. I wasn't ready until I was 26 to reunite, my mom not so much.
If I were you I would do what I could to find her without her parents or the agency.
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