by Pamela Slaton | Mar 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Had the best phone call with a Birth Father last night. Of course, he was skeptical of my call, but listened anyway. I explained I was doing a family search and wanted to ask a few questions. I asked him about a girl with the name of …. and he perked up and...
by Pamela Slaton | Feb 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Searching for family requires the patience of Job; the curiosity of a cat; the stubbornness of a mule; the eyesight of an eagle; to be blessed with the luck of the Irish and have the ability and stamina of a camel to go long hours without food or drink – Author...
by Pamela Slaton | Feb 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
As work is my therapy, I am giddy that I just finished a complex case. The birth mother used a completely fake name, and the DNA was less than desirable. If the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same things over and over, I am insane! BUT it works every...
by Pamela Slaton | Feb 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
I just learned that my birth mother, Lucille passed away. I’m numb, sad and angry all at the same time. I had carried this Ghost, my birth mother, in my heart my entire life, through all of the pain that I endured during my search and subsequent contact with...
by Pamela Slaton | Nov 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hoping you are all hanging in there. I wanted to pop in and give you an update on my birth mother who, as you may remember, suddenly appeared at my front door after my first contact was made 24 years prior. I recently contacted her about doing a DNA test so that she...
by Pamela Slaton | Aug 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Thinking about how people reaching out to their birth family might be perceived. I have watched countless movies and tv programs that portray the searching Adoptee as an obsessive, ill-intended, and unstable individual. How very untrue! Most of those searching are led...
