How Many People Are Adopted?

[ShelleyG]

I am, I was adopted when I was 2 1/2 :)

[tmesser]

when my dad died, i was 19 and my step mom adopted me then. does that count?

[aneisu]

i was adopted at 8 days old

[Bick'sMom]

I was 3 months old when I was adopted.

[ShelleyG]

this is cool :)

[maggiemae]

my mom remarried when i was 3 her husband addopted me legallly so i could have his name and all, so i guess that counts, since i have had 2 diff birth certificates, so thats my dad
i have no contact with my sprem donor by my choice since he signed off his rights

[eipuorg]

can i be adopted too? nobody wants to adopt me :(

[meema]

i was at 10 days old!!!

[Shancopp]

I was too.

[teenap]

me too, at 5 months

[Sweetberries]

I was adopted at almost 2 years old. :)http://www.golala.com/forums/uploads/StarShine/post-7-1078963731.jpg

[aimefisher]

Me too! At 5 months old.

[Tippytail]

I was adopted at 6 years old after being in foster homes for almost 3 years.

[Dolly<3]

Me & my sister were adopted by our biological great aunt & uncle when I was 3 months old and she was 3 years old.

[Jaxx]

My oldest brother was adopted when he was 2 weeks old

[galeane29]

My brother and I were adopted (ages 2 and 7). Found our biological parents when I was 18.

[laughsalot]

My Dad was adopted when he was a baby. We found his biological mother, sister and brother the summer before last. He is so happy to have a brother and a sister!! That is all he ever wanted.:D
This is a cool post!

[ShelleyG]

yeah I think so to , such a small world see how many of us have at least one thing in common? so cool :)

[CowNcalves]

DH is adopted and we have been searching for years for his birthfamily. He grew up an only child and just found out a couple of years ago that he has 2 sisters and a brother. What a Shocker

Anyone searching for their birthfamily? any luck?

I have went so far as running an adoption registry website, still no luck:mad:

[FreeIs4Me]

I was 2 months & 1 day old. :D

I am still looking for my biological family. I keep running into dead ends since the state I was born in only does closed adoptions. All I have is non identifying information. I don't have enough $$$ to hire a PI or to join every single registry/search site :( So I don't think I will ever find out more than what I know now. :(

[DAVESBABYDOLL]

I was by my daddy after my mom married him.My biological dad and my daddy were actually friends in the military while stationed in Turkey.

He (Biological) was a alcholic and tried to strangle my mom,my sister walked in and stoped him(she was 12)....mom left.My mom met daddy,married he adopted me when I was 4. It is all basically a long story!

I'm glad he adopted me :D

[buttrfli]

I'm not adopted, but I do have 4 adopted siblings :D

[menanamama]

my dad adopted us (me an older sis) when i was about 6 mo and sis was 15 mo. old. she has made contact with bio but i have no interest.

[onfire4god57]

Wow this is so cool! I can't believe how many of us were adopted. Yes I was also adopted at the age of 2. In 1998 when I was 40 years old I found my biological family (well at least part of them).

I am one of 23 siblings. Yes that's 23! I have not met nearly all of them yet. Actually so far only 8 of them, but have talked to a couple more of them. No we don't all have the same mothers or fathers. In my particular group of siblings their are 8 of us with the same mother, but at least 4 different fathers (long story). However I have other siblings who have the same father as I do but different mothers.

For anyone searching for your biological family my prayers are with you. I always knew there was something missing in my life growing up but didn't know what it was. My parents never told me until I was 16 that I had been adopted.

I would be interested in knowing though of everyone who has been adopted how many have found or are searching for their biological families, and if you have found them do you now have a relationship with them?

[AngelGrim]

I was adopted at 1 year by my grandmother, my biological mother couldn't handle a child at her age at that time, she was 16 when she got pregnant, 17 when she had me.

[tsquared]

I was adopted at 4 when my mom died of cancer......at the adoption hearing the judge asked me if it was ok with me and i told him just as matter of factly as i could.......WHAT CHOICE DO I HAVE...

[Faithfully]

I have found a few birth families for people here at BBS, I would be glad to search for anyone, who needs help. Just PM me:)

[ShelleyG]

see Im one of the only ones prob. that knows the family, my original name, and I dont want to be in touch with them. Long story

lets just say I was taken away by the state because of abuse, malnutrition and so many other things.

I love my "adopted family more than I will ever feel about my "original family" :)

[joesbaby]

my dad adopted me when he married my mom 7 yrs(yes only 7) ago.im 31 now and i love mydad very much.

[hollymarie]

I was adopted when I was...........(ready for this) 13 years old, I was raised for the first 13 years by my bio parents (for 8) and the "sysyterm of foster homes I was an only child but now have THREE older brothers who love me (and visa versa) more than life! and I am good FRIENDS with my bio mom

Holly

[Dolly<3]

My sister & I have known our biological mom (we have different dads) all our lives. She was more attached to her b/c she was 3 years old when we were adopted. She spent more time with her and eventually went to live with her in her teens. I stayed with her for a few months when I graduated HS.

She's always been just a good friend to me. I've called her mom a couple times, but just to make her feel good. My mom & dad have always been mom & dad to me.

I know how my biological father is, and where he lives (still lives where I was born) but I don't have any desire to see him and I don't know much about him.

Being adopted has always been normal to me. I've never felt one way or the other about it. I suppose it's b/c I've never had any questions and if I did my parents just told me. I also knew my bio mom all my life. So I never really think about it. It's just like breathing; you don't really think about it but it's a part of life.

[marquez8370]

i was adopted at birth and i know my brothers and sisters and my mom and i have known since i was 12 i had great parents and a good childhood and was never made to feel any different all my adopted brothers and sisters say my daddy spoiled me but you guys know it is because we are SPECIAL lol remember they picked us !!

[CatrinaF25]

just wanted to say I think it is Great that you all got adopted! Found a family to give you the love you deserve!! hugs!
I wish All foster children could get adopted to good loving caring homes =) to many foster kids thrown out in the all to real world at 18.

[Dolly<3]

Originally posted by marquez8370
but you guys know it is because we are SPECIAL lol remember they picked us !!

That's what my mom always says. She picked me. She says I wasn't born in her belly, I was born in her heart.