However, while some dont have to search for long, others might need totravelhalfway across the world.
A story just like this recently happened to this one woman.
And yet, that was enough for her to meet the rest of her birth family eventually.
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However, by that time, her birth dad, Steven, was no longer around.
My birth nan on my mums side had a postcard that Steven had kept.
Fortunately, herboyfriend, Scott Richardson, was a lot more stubborn about the matter.
I signed up to a few ancestry websites, but I kept my search to myself.
At first, finding useful leads proved rather difficult.
Thats when Scott decided to try the Tweed Heads Community Facebook group.
From then on out, everything played out as if in amovie.
Meeting my nan was emotional and overwhelming.
I assumed my nan was English, but it turns out she is an Australian, the woman shared.
When the boy turned 12, he returned to live with his dad in the UK.
Meetings like these are always beautiful.
However, as this story testifies, the road to a reunion is rarely a straight line.
Therefore,Bored Pandareached out to an adoptee psychologist,Dr.
Elizabeth Donalds,to ask for her expertise and insights on this matter.
What is their cultural heritage?
What is their medical history?
Were there artistic, creative, musical, or athletic talents that ran in the family?
In the end, for every happy story like Tiffanys, there are many more sad ones.
But perhaps its as famous English writer T.M.
Logan said: Its better to know than not to know.
Image credits:Kindel Media (not the actual photo)
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