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Would you stop your adopted minor child's search for biological parents?
Results so far:
| Yes | 16% | 99 votes | Total: 631 votes | |
| No | 84% | 532 votes |
Yes
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Created on: November 02, 2008
I am adopted. From as far back as I can remember I've always known that I was adopted. My adoptive parents,
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Created on: April 14, 2009
A resounding yes to this thoughtful query. Had the question not included "minor," the answer would have
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Created on: May 07, 2009
I am a former foster parent who has adopted five children, ages three to ten. There were two families,
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Created on: March 30, 2008 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
My son made no attempt to search for his biological parents. Still, based on my experience with his
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by Kathy Trower
Created on: June 10, 2009 Last Updated: June 12, 2009
My niece, when she was 16 years old, wanted to find her biological parents. She was an avid reader and
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by Jon Tran
Created on: November 01, 2007
Although every human has a right to know his or her ancestry, there are notable exceptions. By and large,
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by Kim Sharpe
Created on: February 10, 2008
I would definitely stop a minor child from seeking out their biological parents. I don't think that
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No
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by Sherri Bonis
Created on: June 24, 2009
Being the child of an adoptee, my opinion comes from the anguish I've seen brewing in my family for
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Created on: September 18, 2010
There is absolutely no way I would stop my minor child from searching for their biological parents.
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by Gary Maclean
Created on: April 06, 2008 Last Updated: February 08, 2012
The telephone rang out early one morning, very early, too early for me in fact. My sister was calling
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Created on: May 10, 2009 Last Updated: May 15, 2009
To want to know where you come from is as natural as wanting to know who you are. One may have nothing
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by Claire Mcgee
Created on: August 31, 2009 Last Updated: September 01, 2009
Children at a young age share information about themselves with other children. I can remember comparing
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Created on: April 05, 2008
That I was adopted is a fact that should have been shared and celebrated from my earliest days. It is
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Created on: August 22, 2008
Being the biological parent, maybe some people would think it isn't my place to enter into this debate.
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by R Shimoda
Created on: May 09, 2009 Last Updated: May 12, 2009
As uncomfortable a position that this is, to deny an adopted minor child a chance to search for their
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Created on: January 25, 2009
My biological father left me when I was three years old, so I never had much of a memory of him. I spent
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Created on: September 25, 2008
It is important to have a physical sense of identify. Not having a feeling of belonging due to looking
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Created on: February 17, 2008
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