Are there any other adoptees who have made contact with their parents and then waited for them to contact you?

My siblings are both adopted and neither has really tried to do much searching. My sensitivity to the subject is heightened just as a result of my brother and sister, so I really feel for you. I won’t even try to guess and paint the picture from the parent’s point of view (it could be anything). I am aware of several successful reunions though. A girl I went to high school with got pregnant (this was in Japan and she was American) and the baby was put up for adoption. The father of the baby was sent back to the states to separate the two teen-aged lovers. They lost touch over time.

Many years later (thank you Facebook), they found each other. They were both divorced and ended up dating and marrying each other some 30 years later. Then they decided to start looking for their son. They found him less than 50 miles from where they had eventually settled down! After having lived abroad and with a foreign adoption, the odds that they would ultimately be so physically close was just mind-boggling!

It took the son some time to digest the information. He knew he was adopted and was interested in making contact, but this shook up his world a bit. Things seem to have settled into a comfortable place for all three of them, but initially, there was discomfort. SO, even though you are waiting it may still turn out well for all of you. They may just need to adjust to the news . . .

My sister has been able to contact both of the girls she gave up for adoption. She registered with several online adoption contact services. and eventually both of them were able to get in contact. The process apparently took years, from her first registration until the final contact.

Background: She became pregnant with a child (twice) when dating Air Force soldiers through our local USO meetings. The first was just after she turned 18 and the second was just before she turned 19. She gave both babies up for adoption at birth, without seeing either one of them.

@Kayak8 Cute story :)