Moorning Due said:

Just wanted to share something with you all that happened to me last night.
17 years ago my ex and I decided rather than having an abortion we would give our youngest baby girl up for adoption. We still have two children that we raised ourselves. Today my daughter contacted me, and I am happy to say she sounds like an awesome kid. She says that she has no hard feelings and wants to meet as much of my family as she can. I was adopted and have met my birth-mother, but still have yet to meet my birth-father. Also, her father died a few years ago, so I know that finding me hit a soft spot for them. I got to talk on the phone with her and her mother, and I can't tell you the love the is welled up inside of me for her.
Anyhow, I felt I had to share. (I'm sure some of us adopted Shroomites can relate)

We are all elated.

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I'm really happy for you man and your daughter too of course, and your whole family

I'm adopted, a twin actually my sister came with me, I met my birth parents when I was 18 and my sister was more hesitant but followed in my pursuit after a little time.  Got a ton of half siblings lol.  It's a long story as you can surely understand and I don't wanna make this about me anyway, but I just wanted to say it's a real blessing and honestly there will probably be times that are very weird and awkward (there are times like that for me) there's no manual to follow when it comes to adoption or anything and how to handle it when the kid grows up.  I talked to my biological dad for like 3 hours last night, it was a very deep conversation and I seemed to connect with him in a way I haven't yet.  As I sorta knew he was sorta given away by his dad when he was 1 or 2 and stayed with his mom, and his step dad was cruel to him in his early years but his uncle helped raise him a lot til he died when he was 12; he said it was a really tough time when he lost him and his family situation was kinda fucked for a while then.  His mom was in a car accident or something maybe before he was born so she has some issues, I learned his biological dad was actually a doorstep orphan or whatever so there's kind of a theme running there.

I'm glad he's there for me now though, I really don't resent my birth parents much and never have, although inevitably sometimes it's still hard not to feel a tad ashamed or whatever.  Just do everything you can to be there for your daughter as you can

All the best brother!  If you have any questions for me or anything or just wanna talk feel free to PM me anytime!  Coincidentally I can say that being raised by two amazing people not related by blood really instilled the chance for love between anybody

The Doobie Dude said:

Beautiful story.  I hope everything goes well.

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