If
you had been given up for adoption as an infant, would you now search out your birth
parent?I think I'd be curious, but I don't know that I'd throw myself at that
effort all that much. I mean if I'm happy, healthy, and otherwise satisfied,
then............ If my birth parent searched me out, I'd meet with them but I don't know
that I could create the type of relationship they'd be hoping for with them.
Firelady, 23
Dallas, TX
USA
Not if I had grown up with a perfectly
loving family. I wouldn't need to find the people that didn't want me anyways. But maybe
I'm just saying that because my Dad is adolpted and that's what he thinks.
Dianne, 16
Oshawa, Ontario CANADA
I'm sure I would have tried to at one point
in time.
Alias Irrelevante
No I wouldn't. And I'd resent it if my biological
parents came looking for me.
Laura, 36
Lowell, MA
USA
Probably. I can fully understand a
need to know as much as you can about your biological
background.
Fisch, 45
Preston, CT
USA
Yes.
Eric, 19
Beverly Hills, CA USA
Possibly. I'm curious, but I have a great
respect for other people's privacy.
Jill, 60
Saylorsburg, PA USA
Yes, because it's important to have their
medical history. My mother divorced my birth father when I was not yet two years old, and
after I turned 18 Ilocated him and sent a polite letter requesting medical history
information. Unfortunately, I never heard back.
etoile, 20
Washington, DC USA
Yes i believe i would. But only to
say..."Thank you for my life...that you missed the opportunity to be a part
of."
Anjel, 20
The only circumstance in which I
could imagine seeking out a birth parent would be if I developed a medical condition where
my biological heritage was important to know.
Jane, 60
West Linn, OR
USA
Of course. I think ancestery is very
important and you have to know where you come from. Even if your adotive parents are/were
wonderful, you still need to know your history.
Jaden, 21
Brampton, Ontario CANADA
I don't know-part of me would figure that
there was a reason and I should leave well enough alone, the other part would always
wonder. I guess I'd research the situation before I decided if I wanted to search out the
real parent or not.
Angela, 17
Bella Vista, AR USA
I don't know. Are my parents my birth
parents or my adoptive parents? Am I seeking out strangers or my parents?
Karen, 21
Marshelltown/Ames, IA USA
No, I don't think so. But if I were in that
situation, my answer might be different. It's easy to say what you would do IF...but you
really never know what you'd do until you are faced with that particular situation.
Reba, 51
Rockville, MD
USA
I suppose I would
Felicia, 35
Lowell, MA
USA
it depends on the situation. i would want to
know who she was and why she decided to give me up for adoption (if it was because
she couldn't provide a decent home for me or if she was too young, etc.). It would also be
nice to know if there was any diseases that run in he family that i should watch
for. so yes, i think i would search for my birth parent if i had been adopted
Mandi, 16
Lake City, MN
USA
I honestly don't know. I would think that I
would want to know - but I also think that I may not want to know. I have a cousin who was
adopted and never searched for his birth parents because he was happy with his life as it
is. Now, though, he is facing some medical issues that might be helped by knowing
genetic history and of course he does not - so maybe searching for them would have helped.
But, I have a friend who is adopted and found her birth parents - now there is this big
rivalry with her birth mother trying to win her over -trying to almost "buy" her
away - so maybe she never should have looked. Then, I have another friend who had a child
when she was 14 and gave her up for adoption. 20 years later her birth daughter chose to
look her up. They spend time together and have what seems to be a great relationship -
although it is more like a friendship then a mother-daughter thing. So, I guess that it
can turn out many ways and is different for each individual. I dont think I would
know how to answer the question unless I was in the situation.
Deb
I think I would want to know who my
biological parents were, yes. At least as far as to know what the medical history of the
family was. It is hard to say, seeing as I am not in those shoes.
Maggie, 20
Sandwich, IL
USA
I would search to get my medical history and
genetics as far as an adult but to persue a relationship, I'm not sure. When I was 2, my
birth father left my mother, older brother and I. I have never met him and never wish to
do so. I think someone who leave because they can't handle the responsibilty doesn't have
the right to see their children unless of course it is the
Stephanie, 25
TX USA
yes
Melodi, 19
Gahanna, OH
USA
I can't say. It'd take a lot of time and
effort to find my real parents, so it would depend on how strongly I feel about the
matter.
Shanna, 16
Cardiff ENGLAND
Definitely!
Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA
I WAS
given up for adoption, and no, I haven't searched for my biological parents.
Susan, 32
Chicago, IL
USA
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