Adoption Reunions

While many in the adoption community hope that the Oprah reunion with her sister she never knew will bring about positive changes in establishing equal rights in adoption. I feel that there are other lessons in the adoption reunion for those still searching. Lessons we can learn now from the Oprah reunion, if we are open to learning them.

So, your child is searching for birth parents. Should an adoption reunion always be bad news for adoptive parents? Some adoptees and birth parents feel that adoptive parents have no place in an adoption reunion. How would you feel if your child was searching for birth parents?

For those who have searched, found, and reunited or attempted an adoption reunion - what lessons have your learned? Please share honestly, the good and the bad. What have you learned through adoption reunion?

What are some things that an adoptive parnet should be aware of as their child embarks on an adoption reunion? I asked our adoption forum for some ideas on adoption reunion and this is what they had to say.

What are some things to consider before finding biological parents through an adoption search and reunion? I asked our adoption forum for some ideas on adoption reunion and this is what they had to say about finding biological parents.

Oprah's big secret is revealed in a January 2011, episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Learn more about Oprah's big secret and Oprah's adoption connection.

What are some things that an adoptive parent should be aware of as their child embarks on an adoption reunion? I asked our adoption forum for some ideas on adoption reunion and this is what they had to say.

What are some things to consider before trying to find your placed child for an adoption reunion? I asked our adoption forum for some ideas on adoption reunion and this is what they had to say about trying to find the adopted child.

What advice would you give the adoptee who after an adoption search is left with no contact? Due to closed adoption records, this person is still without basic answers. What are the next steps for an adoptee who is refused contact by biological family, even after a successful adoption search?

The story of when I discovered that I had a big sister.

Adoption reunions are not always a happy time. Sometimes birth family doesn't want to meet the adoptee. Sometimes an adoptee has no where else to turn.

DMC shares thoughts on adoption reunion, adoption search and the need for open adoption records.

Last February, we watched Toby Dawson ski away with a bronze medal in the Men's Freestyle Moguls event in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Dawson hoped that his Olympic win would help in his adoption search; his hope has finally paid off as he announced that he has found his birth father.

One woman's journey to locate her birth family brings many surprises and answers to questions. Having been raised as an only child in her adoptive home, she is pleased to find siblings and a large family.

A review of "dmc: my adoption journey" which aired on February 25, 2006 on VH1. A short documentary of DMC's quest to find his birth mother.

Madhu's return to India seven years after being adopted by his Aussie family. Are things the way he remembers them to be?

Search and Reunion stories shared.

A great story of reunion from both perspecitves, adoptee and birthmom. A link page is also offered for further reading!

The story of a young adoptee who found her heritage.