Seeing My Sister For The First Time
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I'm 23. When I was 5, my mom gave up my sister for adoption because the man she was with was a drug addict and my mom wanted to keep her safe. We used to have child services at our house all the time and my mom's ex boyfriend--had an ex girlfriend--who would consistently break our windows, threaten my mom, and cause our family grief, so in order to keep my sister safe, she gave her up for adoption.
It was a closed adoption. I wasn't able to contact her until she was 18, which she turned yesterday (27 Feb 2016). My boyfriend and I searched everywhere to find all the possible information we could find on her. We found her Facebook, Twitter, talkFM, Tumblr, Instagram, everything. Like we downright did a search for it all. I messaged her, scared of the answers I might get. (This was about 9 ish AM yesterday).
I had been creeping all day. I was trying to find different ways of contacting her. I found the home number (since I had her New Jersey address)--I live in California--since the adoptive parents moved. (Luckily they stayed there). I called. No answer. So, being eager as I was, I left a message. I was kind, polite, and asked permission to speak with her and if I even had the right phone number and if not I apologize for the inconvenience and waste of time.
Anyway, long story short, I messaged three of her friends that I could see on Facebook--that she was tagged with because I hadn't gotten a response by 7 PM. One of them replied and told me that yes, her birthday is today and I probably have the right person. I cried. He gave me her phone number, so I texted her. She replied, and I called her...
We cried. We talked. We laughed. She's going to come visit me. I've waited 18 years for this. I have a tattoo of our astrology signs on my ankle. She looks like me. I love her so much. I'm so enveloped with happiness and ecstasy that I have finally found her and I can finally start my life.
Because of the issues the adoptive parents caused my mother, I want to be a family lawyer. I want to protect mother's when they say they don't want to go through with an adoption before the child is born. I want to protect the family's rights. The adoptive parents threatened and blackmailed my mom in order to get Lindsey (the name my mom originally named her) and instead of losing both children, she chose me. Not because my mom didn't love her or want her, but because she didn't want her ex and her ex's girlfriend to harm her, and on top of it all, get both children taken away.
My mom believed she was protecting her. I want to see her. This is what this gofundme account is for. I want to try to give her the best 18th birthday an older sister can give her younger one. I want to fly her out here. I want her to stay with me.
I love her.
She's the first picture; I am the second.
It was a closed adoption. I wasn't able to contact her until she was 18, which she turned yesterday (27 Feb 2016). My boyfriend and I searched everywhere to find all the possible information we could find on her. We found her Facebook, Twitter, talkFM, Tumblr, Instagram, everything. Like we downright did a search for it all. I messaged her, scared of the answers I might get. (This was about 9 ish AM yesterday).
I had been creeping all day. I was trying to find different ways of contacting her. I found the home number (since I had her New Jersey address)--I live in California--since the adoptive parents moved. (Luckily they stayed there). I called. No answer. So, being eager as I was, I left a message. I was kind, polite, and asked permission to speak with her and if I even had the right phone number and if not I apologize for the inconvenience and waste of time.
Anyway, long story short, I messaged three of her friends that I could see on Facebook--that she was tagged with because I hadn't gotten a response by 7 PM. One of them replied and told me that yes, her birthday is today and I probably have the right person. I cried. He gave me her phone number, so I texted her. She replied, and I called her...
We cried. We talked. We laughed. She's going to come visit me. I've waited 18 years for this. I have a tattoo of our astrology signs on my ankle. She looks like me. I love her so much. I'm so enveloped with happiness and ecstasy that I have finally found her and I can finally start my life.
Because of the issues the adoptive parents caused my mother, I want to be a family lawyer. I want to protect mother's when they say they don't want to go through with an adoption before the child is born. I want to protect the family's rights. The adoptive parents threatened and blackmailed my mom in order to get Lindsey (the name my mom originally named her) and instead of losing both children, she chose me. Not because my mom didn't love her or want her, but because she didn't want her ex and her ex's girlfriend to harm her, and on top of it all, get both children taken away.
My mom believed she was protecting her. I want to see her. This is what this gofundme account is for. I want to try to give her the best 18th birthday an older sister can give her younger one. I want to fly her out here. I want her to stay with me.
I love her.
She's the first picture; I am the second.
Organisator
Adrianna Rangel
Organisator
Irvine, CA
