Again- I get the 'shut-up' , 'move on',  'get over it', youre sick, criminal AND old LOL Since most of those answers come as anon. posts, I can only guess that they are from adoptive mothers who want to play the "as if' born to routine, to the hilt,  when it comes to open records and the OBC. Why else the  refusal to grant adoptees the same right of access to original birth certifiucates that non-adoptees have???  insert eye roll There are still 44 states with sealed records.  Let's do this!

Hello friends!   It's been awhile, but I'm back. woohoo! 

from:  http://www.myspace.com/califopen OREGON May 31, 2000-January 16, 2008Records sent: 9,267 Contact preference forms submitted by birthparents: 503Number asking for contact with adoptee: 391Number asking for contact through an intermediary: 29Number asking for no contact: 85 SOURCE: Oregon Center for Health Statistics.. NEW HAMPSHIRE January 4, 2005-January 9, 2009Records ordered: 1,181 Contact preference forms submitted by birthparents: 61 Number asking for contact with adoptee: 42 Number asking for contact through an intermediary: 7 Number asking for no contact: 12 SOURCE: New...

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/feb/08/downturn-takes-toll-adoptions/?city_local   Downturn takes toll on adoptionsBy Christine MetzFebruary 8, 2009Parents are expected to make sacrifices for their children all the time. Butfor Vanessa and Brian Palenske, those sacrifices came long before the baby.Since 2006, the Basehor couple has been saving money to adopt -- bargainshopping, cutting back on vacations and dining out less frequently.But a year into the process, the Palenskes have had to turn down severalmatches because the $25,000 they;ve saved up wasn't enough. Much of...

http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/1367897 January 26, 2009  NEWS Adoption and Mental Illness Arline Kaplan

  http://cfc. wjla. com/knowyourfamily. cfm Looks like the link above does not work....sorry please go to wjla.com - and on right hand side of the page below the yellow tabs.....you will see a keyword search box. search keyword:  familyPlease take a moment to advocate for the civil and human rights of adult citizens who were adopted as children. Millions of North Americans are prohibited by law from accessing personal records that pertain to their historical, genetic and legal identities. Such records are held by their governments in secret and without...

Well, its time to do that "bucket list" for the year 2009.... Another year older tomorrow, and I am yearning for the past - very deeply.....here's to 2009. I think it will be a make or break year for me. This is what I hope to check off my list in the following year: 1. Loose that last 20lbs- and then- maintain.  I want to be healthy. I don't care that I will never look 'great' in a bikini.......I just want OFF all the damn meds the doctors want me to take. This is a real commitment on my part- for my life time.  I want and need it!  I CAN do it! 2. Visit my Momma,...

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We propose a one day DEMONSTRATION FOR ADOPTEE RIGHTS at the National Conference of State Legislature’s Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA July 21st, 2009. The National Conference of State Legislatures is the largest group of its kind, its the national organization of STATE LAWMAKERS, the people who DECIDE whether you may access your records… OR NOT. We propose a demonstration of adoptees representing all fifty states, a one-dayrally that will be an opportunity for adoptees to demonstrate their commitmentto adoptee rights and to meet their state delegation. WON’T YOU JOIN US? WE...

Please circulate   http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200901061316/NEWS01/90106024   SOMERSET County, Maryland : Missing woman sought PRINCESS ANNE — Maryland State Police are looking for a woman who went missing last month in Somerset County. Police said Karen Jean Landon, has not been seen by friends and family since Dec. 19. She is described as a white woman, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 230 lbs, black hair, blue eyes and a tattoo on her right shoulder. Anyone with information about Landon should call Maryland State Police at 443-260-3700.