Help me find my birth parents..

[swayy07]

just thought id try this since catholic charieties wants to charge me $600+ just to start looking for them. i dont know if anyone else on the board has any other suggestions or stories about this kind of thing but i saw an article a little while back on a lady had over 165K+ likes and found her mother within 3 days so if you can.... plz like and share the stuff on facebook or where ever

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1838330920064&set=a.1355225322726.2035859.1294230470&type=1&theater

[Shaid]

Shared out, good luck!

[big nasty kcnut]

Sorry but im tired call back later and good luck man.
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[Wyndex]

Shared, good luck

[Fairplay]

Try milk containers

http://i.imgur.com/Puitq.jpg

[swayy07]

Try milk containers

http://i.imgur.com/Puitq.jpg

i chuckled

[RustShack]

Beer cans would work better than milk.

[CrazyPhuD]

just thought id try this since catholic charieties wants to charge me $600+ just to start looking for them.

Well that does seem like the good catholic thing of them to do......:hmmm::shake:

[swayy07]

Well that does seem like the good catholic thing of them to do......:hmmm::shake:

right?!?

[Bump]

I shared it for ya, good luck!

[AustinChief]

Woah! Based on those dates... I could be your mother!!! There are only 4 high schools in St Joe ... have you tried looking for alumni groups that may remember a girl who was pregnant her freshman or sophomore year in 1989? I would think that could easily narrow things down pretty quickly. (assuming they went to high school in St Joe)

I know people who went to LeBlonde, Central and Benton and would have been in her class, I'll see if any of them know anything.

[CrazyPhuD]

Woah! Based on those dates... I could be your mother!!!

Now now we can see from his FB picture that he doesn't have a large brown ring around his neck! We know that's not possible!!!

[CrazyPhuD]

But seriously, if this doesn't make progress talk to the catholic charities and explain your situation to them. They might be able to find a way to make the search happen at little or no cost.

Even if they don't talk to them and find out realistically what it will cost and consider some social funding program like kick starter. You might be surprised what you could raise.

[Bump]

Woah! Based on those dates... I could be your mother!!!

I always thought you were male. lol

[AustinChief]

I always thought you were male. lol

I am, what does that have to do with anything!? :D

[swayy07]

Woah! Based on those dates... I could be your mother!!! There are only 4 high schools in St Joe ... have you tried looking for alumni groups that may remember a girl who was pregnant her freshman or sophomore year in 1989? I would think that could easily narrow things down pretty quickly. (assuming they went to high school in St Joe)

I know people who went to LeBlonde, Central and Benton and would have been in her class, I'll see if any of them know anything.

i actually went to the public library in st joe a few months ago and went through all the year books for like a 5 year span looking for a set of male twins... oddly enough there was quite a few of them like 25+ and i couldnt really find anything on my mother

[AustinChief]

i actually went to the public library in st joe a few months ago and went through all the year books for like a 5 year span looking for a set of male twins... oddly enough there was quite a few of them like 25+ and i couldnt really find anything on my mother

I posted to Facebook and have probably 30 or 40 friends who would have gone to high school with one of them so hopefully something will turn up. Your best bet is going to be to talk to a few people from each of the 4 high schools who graduated around 1990 through 1993. Look for Facebook groups/pages for those years and try to contact them.

For example... http://www.facebook.com/pages/Central-High-School-St-Joseph-MO-Class-of-1992-Reunion-Page/278080638906147?sid=0.5474481631536037 See if anyone on here has any ideas...

Or use Facebook's new Graph search for this...

http://www.facebook.com/search/108164519216897/1992/class/students?source=typeahead&sid=0.40376384067349136&qs=WyJNZW1iZXJzIG9mICIseyJ1aWQiOiIxMDgxNjQ1MTkyMTY4OTciLCJ0eXBlIjoicGFnZSIsInRleHQiOiJDZW50cmFsIEhpZ 2ggU2Nob29sLCBTdC4gSm9zZXBoLCBNaXNzb3VyaSJ9LCIgY2xhc3Mgb2YgMTk5MiJd

[Fat Elvis]

I had people I didn't know help me find my birth parents 20 years ago (much harder back then) so I'm glad to share this on Facebook for you. Good luck!

[Scorp]

These things don't end well.

[Iowanian]

Not long ago, CP located people from a photo.

Given the proximity to KC....you may have come to the right place.

[swayy07]

These things don't end well.

sometimes no, ive heard a few horror stories over the years from people but that dose'nt make me want to find them any less

[Fat Elvis]

These things don't end well.

My birth mother and her husband are moving from Seattle to be closer to me and my family...20+ years long and the relationship is still going strong. :shrug:

Edit: Just to clarify, I found my birth mother over 20 years ago, not that I am 20...(I'm in my late 40's)

[Mosbonian]

sometimes no, ive heard a few horror stories over the years from people but that dose'nt make me want to find them any less

I think this is the correct mindset....sometimes Birth Moms want to leave it all behind for different reasons and don't want to be found. But more than not, as they get older many change their mind and wish to be found but are afraid to seek out the child they gave up for adoption not knowing what may come of the reunion.

I think we are a more enlightened society about adoption than we were even as little as 15 years ago. More and more, birth moms and adopted children seek each other out for the bond....and not out of the opportunity to express rage or anger over being "not wanted".

The unintended additional benefit is that you might even add a whole new set of grandparents who would love to meet you as much as your birth mom might also.

Just for the sake of a balanced perspective....my son is adopted and neither he nor the birthmother want contact with each other. We had a semi-open adoption and told the birth mother the last time we spoke to her many years ago that she was welcome in his life at any point. That was 19 years ago...and we haven't heard from her since. Our contact information has been with the agency we used to handle the adoption at all times, and there has never been a request from her to the agency to obtain it.

if you don't mind me asking...are you also seeking out your birth father?

[saphojunkie]

Found one!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6XBq349NPqk/T92LxtxaI7I/AAAAAAAABmk/6DtC1j1IdZc/s1600/empire-strikes-back.jpg

[Dayze]

http://showwatcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/joedirtTB063012.jpg

[NewChief]

These things don't end well.

Not always true... at all.

[swayy07]

I think this is the correct mindset....sometimes Birth Moms want to leave it all behind for different reasons and don't want to be found. But more than not, as they get older many change their mind and wish to be found but are afraid to seek out the child they gave up for adoption not knowing what may come of the reunion.

I think we are a more enlightened society about adoption than we were even as little as 15 years ago. More and more, birth moms and adopted children seek each other out for the bond....and not out of the opportunity to express rage or anger over being "not wanted".

The unintended additional benefit is that you might even add a whole new set of grandparents who would love to meet you as much as your birth mom might also.

Just for the sake of a balanced perspective....my son is adopted and neither he nor the birthmother want contact with each other. We had a semi-open adoption and told the birth mother the last time we spoke to her many years ago that she was welcome in his life at any point. That was 19 years ago...and we haven't heard from her since. Our contact information has been with the agency we used to handle the adoption at all times, and there has never been a request from her to the agency to obtain it.

if you don't mind me asking...are you also seeking out your birth father?

yea i posted it for both of them

[swayy07]

Found one!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6XBq349NPqk/T92LxtxaI7I/AAAAAAAABmk/6DtC1j1IdZc/s1600/empire-strikes-back.jpg

http://www.shadowlocked.com/images/stories/features/2012/011_November/008/luke_skywalker_noooo.jpg

[Canofbier]

http://showwatcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/joedirtTB063012.jpg

I was going to post the same damn thing, lol

Good luck, swayy!

[kysirsoze]

Shared

[Los Pollos Hermanos]

If you decide to take up a collection for the $600 I would donate. I have an older brother that was put up for adoption. I wish he was looking for my mother.

Have you registered at http://registry.adoption.com/ and other sites like that?

[Titty Meat]

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[Dayze]

I was going to post the same damn thing, lol

Good luck, swayy!

great minds think alike.

[beach tribe]

Bingo
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Edit: somebody beat me to it.

[Iowanian]

I'm supportive of your hunt, but I'm not going to lie. The planet is getting soft. 5 years ago your name would have already been changed to Joe Dirt and that would be your avatar.

[Oxford]

Have you looked at the birth and death notices published in the paper in St Jo for that date (or around there)? You can petition the court to unseal your records, probably a longshot there. What about contacting the hospitals directly to see if the birth registers can be seen? Is the doctor still in practice?

[BlackHelicopters]

Good luck, dude.

[patteeu]

My birth mother and her husband are moving from Seattle to be closer to me and my family...20+ years long and the relationship is still going strong. :shrug:

Edit: Just to clarify, I found my birth mother over 20 years ago, not that I am 20...(I'm in my late 40's)

That's really cool. Not that you're in your late 40's, but that you found your birth mother 20+ years ago and you have a strong relationship with her now.

[Demonpenz]

St. Joe? Check every Ford Bronco II registered that year.

[stonedstooge]

troythelocator.com

[Spott]

I used to jerk off in a cup at the sperm bank for money back then, so I could be your father.

[hometeam]

shared

[JoeyChuckles]

I think I just saw a promo for the thread starter on a Fox 4 segment tonight. Is that you swayy?

[listopencil]

I have never been to Missouri. Swear to God.

[GloryDayz]

I think she knows something... She may not be your mother, but her hubby may be your father...

http://americandigest.org/aheartbreakerhill.jpg

[Sorter]

Use your straight cash to find them, homey.

[The_Doctor10]

I sense that you're going to be wildly disappointed at the end of this journey, but good luck just the same.

[Phobia]

I think I just saw a promo for the thread starter on a Fox 4 segment tonight. Is that you swayy?

No. Somebody different.

[Rukdafaidas]

Swayy stated on his Facebook page that he's 99.99% sure that he has found his birth parents.

[Dave Lane]

Cool beans! The Interwebs rock

[cookster50]

Then he needs to get on here and tell us about it. You can't post the first half of a story, get people interested, but never come back and finish it. That would be like

[Phobia]

Then he needs to get on here and tell us about it. You can't post the first half of a story, get people interested, but never come back and finish it. That would be like

Exactly. I'm excited for him but he needs to deliver the news himself here. He used us to help and it would be polite to update us himself.