As some of you know I am an adopted person. I have finally made the decision to begin the search for my birth famly. There seems to me to be no better way of chronicling the search for family, my new found insights, links, thoughts and feelings around adoption and my search than on the old blog.
This may bore some of you but may prove cathartic for me so I’m going ahead with it. I’ve created a new category called “Adoption” for the blog especially for these posts.
Anyway, let the games begin.
I read on Nova Scotia’s Adoption Information website that I can apply to have the Adoption Disclosure Services Program staff search and contact my birth family for me with the hope they will want contact. As Nova Scotia is still in the 80′s I have to send a snailmail letter. Here’s the text of what I’m sending:
Adoption Disclosure Service Program
Department of Community Services
P.O. Box 696 Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2T7To Whom It May Concern:
I was born Christopher J. Croft on August 5th, 1969 at the Grace Maternity in Halifax, NS and was placed for adoption with Dr. Edward and Mrs. Marion Browne of Bridgewater, NS in October of 1969. I am very interested in obtaining both identifying and non-identifying information on anyone in my birth family (father or mother’s side) if that is at all possible. I see now from your website that on top of the current passive registry if the other people (in this case my birth family) have not registered, staff from your program will undertake the search on my behalf. I have long battled with the idea of reunion fearing the worst, but am at the point now where I’m willing to make the moves necessary to follow through regardless of the results. I do wish immediate contact with anyone from my birth family who wishes. Feel free to pass on my contact information as noted below.Thanks for your attention. I look forward to hearing from your department soon. I hope you all have the happiest of holidays.
Sincerely,
Michael C. Browne
Wish me luck! I’ll keep you posted.
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Ps: Have picked up some good stalker skills
I wish you luck in your search and hope all goes well.
Best of luck sailor. Don’t let Moby Dick get the best of you too……..
This is gonna be an interesting journey for you Mikey oh no Christopher!
Dude…you is one brave man!
Hey Mike,
I just stumbled on your site while helping my daughter do some research. I felt led to comment regarding your search for your birth parents.
I placed a son for adoption in 1981 and had the immense joy of meeting him on his eighteenth birthday. It was a closed, private adoption so it was up to him whether we should ever meet. It has been a huge blessing not only for my family, but for his as well. It’s a long story I would be happy to share in you are interested.
Take care!
I gave up a baby girl in December of 1969. She is now 35 and we met last year before Thanksgiving. I was able to give her the name of her father and his residence. She met him the next day and since he lives only five minutes away from her he sees her every Wednesday. I have been with her 5 times but we email frequently. So far everything is great but everyone should go slow and don’t get too excited because it is a bit of a rollercoaster in the emotions on all parts.