Adopted Man Finds His Biological Mother And Has Quite The Story To Tell

It's hard to know what will happen when you take a risk like this....

Elana

• Published in Interesting
• September 5, 2018

Most people who are missing one or both of their biological parents due to adoption or abandonment will find themselves compelled inevitably to search for that missing piece of their life, no matter how fulfilling their life already is. Besides the fact that knowing our family's medical history can be incredibly important and relevant, it's only human nature to want to know where, or rather who, we came from. Sometimes, finding a biological parent is a daunting and seemingly impossible task, and sometimes finding the parent is even more so daunting! The moment of truth comes at first contact. No one ever truly knows what to expect, will they be happy you found them? Angry? Scared or embarrassed? But when you're ready to face the past, your own past, you just... jump in and do it!

Justin, a 26-year old Florida college student knew his whole life that he was adopted. He had tried several times over the years to find his biological mother, saying:

But with so little information to go off of, the task of finding her was not successful. The only things Justin knew about the woman who birthed him was her name, a common name, and that her father was a pastor. 

Then, as fate would have it, a breakthrough came in a time of loss. His adoptive mother sent him an article, an obituary of a pastor near the town he was born in. She believed the deceased pastor was his grandfather and after some creative digging, Justin was able to locate the woman he believed to be his biological mother on Facebook and he sent her a message. The rest... is history!

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1. "My name is Justin."

Justin was immediately accepted into the family. He found out that he was never a secret, even his sisters knew all about him!

Revealing why he was put up for adoption, Justin said, “she decided to give me up because she wasn’t able to offer the life she wanted to give me at the time due to her age and circumstances, so she wanted a family that could give me every opportunity available. I thought that was the bravest part. She said every March 8th, (my birthday) she would always wonder what I was doing for my birthday. She thought about me so much. ”

Check out their heartwarming exchange!

Meeting for the first time:

Justin's Family

His biological parents, still married, and his biological sisters posed for a photograph with him.

His 16 and 19-year old sisters love having their big brother in their lives!

Justin's advice for anyone else wondering about their own biological family? He says without hesitation:

"If there is ANYBODY who is reserved about meeting their biological parents or hesitant to reach out, I implore you to do so. You could be in for the experience of a lifetime. It’s so fulfilling and personally, I feel like my life has come full circle. I think it’s important to see where you come from and appreciate that. It’s the most beautiful thing in the world.”

When asked if finding his biological mom changed his relationship with his adoptive family, Justin replied:

Elana