tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post1636553623545353691..comments2023-06-29T06:19:46.900-07:00Comments on Family Ties: A Simple Piece of Paper: Adult Adoptees Access to Original Birth CertificatesSusan P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00349497879874393200noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-50816795543639035222014-07-16T15:27:18.817-07:002014-07-16T15:27:18.817-07:00Is this available to Illinois residents only ? I n...Is this available to Illinois residents only ? I need to know if I can use this in Ky ,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-73101735416012362742014-06-17T12:18:22.122-07:002014-06-17T12:18:22.122-07:00Thank you for making that movie. As a adoptee my s...Thank you for making that movie. As a adoptee my sef I do know how other adoptees feel. I to feel every person has the right to know they are adopted and the right to know their birth parents. I myself was very lucky and had a great adopted mother and father and they treated me good and raised me right.I have sent for a true copy of my birth certificate to the state of Illinois as I was born and adopted their. <br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-24902701152685480622014-05-08T11:26:53.889-07:002014-05-08T11:26:53.889-07:00I found my mother when I was 50 yrs old and was al...I found my mother when I was 50 yrs old and was also rejected. However along the way I found previously unknown relatives who didn't reject me so I have to be pragmatic. My mother wanted to forget that part of her life which was a bad time for her, which I understand. Yes it was hard, after so many years of searching, but the people I have met along the way have made up for that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-45969481160703180642014-05-07T20:34:42.331-07:002014-05-07T20:34:42.331-07:00Thank you for your comment. It moves me to know th...Thank you for your comment. It moves me to know that my mom's story is still out there making a difference. I am also sorry for your experience searching ... I was just out tonight with a dear friend of mine who happens to be adopted, and she spoke about how searching for your biological family (she prefers that term rather than original) is really the most vulnerable you will ever feel (we were talking about why it might be that more women than men seem to search, and she speculated that it was perhaps because men, more than women, truly hate feeling that vulnerable ... ). I know that part of why my mom didn't send that letter to her sister sooner was because of this vulnerability. It's also why we both wept (happily) to learn that her sisters had been desperately searching for her! I hope your story has a similar twist, someday. That said, your comment reminds me why the argument for closed records is so ridiculous. Clearly, adoptees' rights are trampled upon when they must share this private, vulnerable aspect of their lives with a court just to get information that belongs to them. Thanks, again, for your comment. I wish you the best. RunningTeacherMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824325376493562025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112566410387491537.post-7839423325196849152014-05-07T00:25:23.995-07:002014-05-07T00:25:23.995-07:00From an adoptee who lurks but has left the fog and...From an adoptee who lurks but has left the fog and since been twice rejected, this breaks my heart. But also fills me with hope. So thank you.<br />You moved me to tears, and that is not easy since that as an adoptee I tend to keep things tight to the vest.<br />I am so sorry for your loss, but so amazed and empowered by your work for those of us who can't raise our voices yet.NextInLinenoreply@blogger.com