It's important for me to know who my ancestors are.
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I was adopted soon after birth. My parents are the people who raised me. I know their family tree.
I don't need to know my biological parents ancestory. I'm a nurture person in the nature v nurture arguement.
I would be nice to know medical information. At59 I see more doctors than in my younger days and I'm tired of leaving the family history section blank and then writing adopted across the questions.
[1 point]4 years ago by CharlieReplyEdited 4 years ago by Charlie
Maybe someone will get an bright idea, and get a family history (or at least the mother's) and include that as part of the adoption paperwork? Or would that maybe discourage people who might otherwise adopt because of potential health problems down the line?
Most states allow that, but the problem is the mother is usually young and medical issues may not have appeared at the time of birth. Back when I was adopted, information was limited to 'good health'. Adoptees today get much more information. I'm sure you are right that many mother's who are giving up a chld might not give family history at the time of adoption for fear of frightening the potential parents.
No I haven't. My younger brother who is also adopted [he's 56] did a search and found his birth mother. They met, had a good visit, but that was the end of it. He didn't really want to keep up contact, nor did she. He has several 1/2 siblings but didn't contact them. They were all estranged from their birth mom. She raised one and had 4 others that were adopted. He is glad he did it, and it filled a gap he needed to fill. I didn't seem to have the same gap.
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I was adopted soon after birth. My parents are the people who raised me. I know their family tree.
I don't need to know my biological parents ancestory. I'm a nurture person in the nature v nurture arguement.
I would be nice to know medical information. At59 I see more doctors than in my younger days and I'm tired of leaving the family history section blank and then writing adopted across the questions.
Maybe someone will get an bright idea, and get a family history (or at least the mother's) and include that as part of the adoption paperwork? Or would that maybe discourage people who might otherwise adopt because of potential health problems down the line?
Most states allow that, but the problem is the mother is usually young and medical issues may not have appeared at the time of birth. Back when I was adopted, information was limited to 'good health'. Adoptees today get much more information. I'm sure you are right that many mother's who are giving up a chld might not give family history at the time of adoption for fear of frightening the potential parents.
It is a subject about which I am almost entirely ignorant, beyond the simple fact that adoption occurs. I was only speculating. Thanks for the info.
Have you tried to find information on your biological parents?
No I haven't. My younger brother who is also adopted [he's 56] did a search and found his birth mother. They met, had a good visit, but that was the end of it. He didn't really want to keep up contact, nor did she. He has several 1/2 siblings but didn't contact them. They were all estranged from their birth mom. She raised one and had 4 others that were adopted. He is glad he did it, and it filled a gap he needed to fill. I didn't seem to have the same gap.