tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529272671217976425.post692083659224188436..comments2023-10-10T10:09:41.451-06:00Comments on Finding my Father: I feel like I already know youHaleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02330061581753454887noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529272671217976425.post-47804425667198921232011-08-05T23:30:50.781-06:002011-08-05T23:30:50.781-06:00Hi Haley, Yes, I've read your whole blog and ...Hi Haley, Yes, I've read your whole blog and love your style and the person that shines through on the screen. I wasn't an adoptee but rather illegitimate. I grew up with my maternal siblings and am so very grateful, had I not had my siblings, I used to think that being adopted would have been nice because at least that way you'd know someone wanted you. Wow, that sounds like a sad soul speaking, not the intent, just want you to know that there is always someone wishing they had what you have. That being said, I've never know a person adopted or abandoned who didn't long to know "where" they came from. I have had some reunions with my paternal family, some of that reunion has been more wonderful and gracious than my wildest dreams could have ever prepared me, and others have been so hurtful that words fail to describe the agony and shame I feel in purposefully putting myself in that situations. I love your blog and have thought should I blog myself as a tool to direct the non-stop mental words to someone other than my husband, than I think of how dangerous that is with so many souls that are already hurting because of my very existence, than I think perhaps I should try to help others struggling with rejection. Overwhelming is the best word. Thanks for your inspiration. I hope you keep it up. If I do choose to start, I will for sure let you know. ~ With God's Love..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529272671217976425.post-39823617975982803342011-07-21T07:51:14.121-06:002011-07-21T07:51:14.121-06:00Hayley,
I have your blog because your brother Da...Hayley, <br />I have your blog because your brother Daniel posted it, and I happened to see it. <br /><br />I am also adopted, and I would like to thank-you for putting your story out here. I myself would love to start a relationship with my biological parents, and allowing me to take this journey with you means a lot. <br />Blessings, Smiles, and Prayers, <br />"Belief"Beliefhttp://jjoyjournal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529272671217976425.post-1056015768555777642011-07-11T15:47:40.630-06:002011-07-11T15:47:40.630-06:00@Sara Gosh, I am so happy you're reading the b...@Sara Gosh, I am so happy you're reading the blog! I hope it's given a good picture of reunion. Can be extremely emotional and yet very good. <br /><br />I think that the advice that my newly added Dad would give you is to keep your expectations low. He keeps telling me that so we can be happy with small steps, small victories; and the disappointments don't have to be as tragic as I let them get. <br /><br />It's such a blessing in my life; but my first reunion was very painful. It can be very hard when you're not ready for it. I truly hope that everything goes well for you. It's a miracle for me to be a part of more than one loving family now!Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330061581753454887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529272671217976425.post-79934151113205453602011-07-10T12:13:48.507-06:002011-07-10T12:13:48.507-06:00Hi I'm Sara. I love reading your blog....I am...Hi I'm Sara. I love reading your blog....I am a birthmom to a 22 year old son who I hope to reunite with in person later this summer - I have other young children and so I love reading your blog to get a peak into what my son may be feeling and it gives me hope that I, my husband and young children may be able to build something lovely with him as well....Sara B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529272671217976425.post-61143356706283232052011-07-07T11:20:02.555-06:002011-07-07T11:20:02.555-06:00@Jessica Hi Jessica! Thank you for reading :) I fi...@Jessica Hi Jessica! Thank you for reading :) I find it fascinating to live it too...Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330061581753454887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529272671217976425.post-28104433199748770892011-07-07T06:27:09.164-06:002011-07-07T06:27:09.164-06:00Hi Haley! I've been "lurking" on you...Hi Haley! I've been "lurking" on your blog for a while as well. I find your story incredibly fascinating, and I think you do a wonderful job telling it. I'm not adopted, but my husband I have considered adoption in the future, if I am unable to conceive on my own. Thanks again!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02191306622695833939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529272671217976425.post-71515576275012394762011-07-05T12:53:04.324-06:002011-07-05T12:53:04.324-06:00@Susie Brave is my middle name ;)
@Michelle Thank...@Susie Brave is my middle name ;)<br /><br />@Michelle Thanks for reading! I've read a lot of different adoption blogs too, ranging from very angry to very happy 'fantasyland' blogs. I hope to be a fairly balanced viewpoint of adoption and reunion instead. We have quite a few friends who are seeking to adopt; it's a hard journey. But God never told us we would have easy lives as followers of Christ :)Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330061581753454887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529272671217976425.post-53420252234663690942011-07-04T23:59:25.300-06:002011-07-04T23:59:25.300-06:00i've read your whole blog too because of all t...i've read your whole blog too because of all the blogs i've read, this is probably the only one that includes more actual emails than thoughts, descriptions, etc. so it's very unique.<br /><br />i'm not an adoptee but regardless of my ability to have biological children, God (yes, i share your faith!) has laid it on my heart that i will adopt either exclusively or in addition to bio kids. so i've committed to learning all that i can about how adoptees feel, not just from literature published by agencies or studies but from actual adoptees who blog their innermost thoughts, experiences, and emotions. <br /><br />i will be praying for you as you continue on your journey, as well as your bio & adoptive families and your husband. they ALL sound like amazing people! and of course i'll be praying for camille's healing as well.<br /><br />in Him,<br />michelleMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231707322138549807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529272671217976425.post-17619771958028632622011-07-04T23:29:42.355-06:002011-07-04T23:29:42.355-06:00I think you are very brave to share this with your...I think you are very brave to share this with your real-life family/friends. Not because anything I write isn't true, but because it is my deepest truths and feelings!Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929169562563801608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529272671217976425.post-85491449126892675652011-07-04T18:21:55.211-06:002011-07-04T18:21:55.211-06:00@lokey Thanks for introducing yourself! I look for...@lokey Thanks for introducing yourself! I look forward to reading your blog :)Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330061581753454887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529272671217976425.post-63428994357092061202011-07-04T15:16:25.673-06:002011-07-04T15:16:25.673-06:00Hi Haley,
I'm a lurker! I just started a blog...Hi Haley,<br />I'm a lurker! I just started a blog that I'm slowly sharing with people. Now you can lurk back!lokeyhttp://www.seabarries.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529272671217976425.post-50274197630842760842011-07-04T12:10:33.937-06:002011-07-04T12:10:33.937-06:00@birthmothertalks I appreciate that; I think I'...@birthmothertalks I appreciate that; I think I've been pretty honest about most things, but I have probably been a lot more sensitive about what I choose to share than if I was completely anonymous. However, I won't be sending Camille the link anytime soon...I do have some boundaries!<br /><br />Good news: you get to know the authentic Haley, just like everyone else :)Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330061581753454887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529272671217976425.post-63119802355775031202011-07-04T10:25:20.377-06:002011-07-04T10:25:20.377-06:00I wouldn't feel comfortable knowing people tha...I wouldn't feel comfortable knowing people that I know in real life were reading my blog. I would feel like it was an invasion of my privacy even though I put it out there. I think I would find myself either softening my thoughts or I could even get mean if I thought my Mom was reading it.birthmothertalkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17690158739622745922noreply@blogger.com