tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post5266180669545777915..comments2024-03-27T20:48:39.389-04:00Comments on [Birth Mother] First Mother Forum: Allow adopted people right to know their true identityLorraine Duskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-9622308750385899582019-07-02T13:30:40.114-04:002019-07-02T13:30:40.114-04:00 I was moved by your report of the legislators’ co... I was moved by your report of the legislators’ comments and votes, and the many years of people’s activism that brought this victory about. I really didn’t know just how long this struggle had been going on. When I read, “I have been praying for this day since I signed the relinquishment papers, April something, 1966. I remember reading a piece in the New York Times in 1972 about Florence Fisher who started ALMA (Adoptees Liberty Movement Association) and felt less alone from that day on, and I took what ability I have and put it to use in this cause.”, my eyes well up with tears once again. The day my son was born, I promised I would search for him. I was a bereft mother, and my grief would remain with me until I found him 39 years later. Florence Fisher and ALMA were also my first ray of hope. I read about her in People Magazine (August 18, 1975 Vol. 4 No. 7). That article had a profound effect on me. In 2008, when I learned about the movement to enact a bill that would make it possible for adoptees to obtain their original birth records, I became an advocate. I often had to respond to the question, “Isn’t the birth mother entitled to her privacy?” I had to think about that. In the People article, Florence Fisher states “This is a society that says one is responsible for taking a life; it should be equally responsible for giving a life.” I arrived at the same conclusion thirty-three years later. I felt responsible to help my son access his origins. We reunited in 2009 and before the end of 2010, by my efforts, he met forty-two members of his original family – maternal and paternal. Ten years later, we continue to build a history. Part of that is there being friendly communications between his adoptive family and me. His adoptive mother has been able to experience the joy of all three of her adopted children reconnecting with their original families, coming full circle.<br /><br />earthmom63https://www.blogger.com/profile/02635252956055371793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-90265882807055927382019-06-29T11:34:37.448-04:002019-06-29T11:34:37.448-04:00Clap clap clap. Well said. Well written. Well felt...Clap clap clap. Well said. Well written. Well felt.Leslie Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562887535045343121noreply@blogger.com