Comments on: Blog Post Helps Man Find Family Roots http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/26/blog-post-helps-man-find-family-roots/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:34:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: delicious http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/26/blog-post-helps-man-find-family-roots/comment-page-1/#comment-1636237 delicious Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:45:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/26/blog-post-helps-man-find-family-roots/#comment-1636237 and here you can see the world famous "Arrow Mountain". and here you can see the world famous “Arrow Mountain”.

]]> By: Kristen http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/26/blog-post-helps-man-find-family-roots/comment-page-1/#comment-1529550 Kristen Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:58:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/26/blog-post-helps-man-find-family-roots/#comment-1529550 That's Balmer's!!! I love that place - great for college-age backpackers, and has adventure activities too, like Bungy Jumping. That’s Balmer’s!!! I love that place – great for college-age backpackers, and has adventure activities too, like Bungy Jumping.

]]> By: Noelegy http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/26/blog-post-helps-man-find-family-roots/comment-page-1/#comment-1519466 Noelegy Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:25:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/26/blog-post-helps-man-find-family-roots/#comment-1519466 I have a similar story... I'm adopted. My adoptive parents first told me this when I was about three or four, and I grew up knowing that I had their full support any time I wished to look for my biological parents. I tried once or twice, but really didn't have enough information to go on. Fast forward to 2000. I was bored that summer and taught myself HTML and put up a website. It was mostly a collection of essays, artwork, and photos. One of those essays was about being adopted. I referenced some relevant names within that essay. In October 2001, I got an email from a woman claiming to be my birth mother. She turned out indeed to be my birth mother, but what's cool is how they found me (I never in my wildest dreams expected that my birth family would be looking for me also). My half-brother was searching for some of those same relevant names, and he got a hit off my website. He looked at the photos, decided I was who they were looking for, and notified our mother. It was such a random happenstance I was tempted to start playing the lottery. :) What's even odder is that until 1997, she had been living within an hour's drive of me. I have a similar story…

I’m adopted. My adoptive parents first told me this when I was about three or four, and I grew up knowing that I had their full support any time I wished to look for my biological parents. I tried once or twice, but really didn’t have enough information to go on.

Fast forward to 2000. I was bored that summer and taught myself HTML and put up a website. It was mostly a collection of essays, artwork, and photos. One of those essays was about being adopted. I referenced some relevant names within that essay.

In October 2001, I got an email from a woman claiming to be my birth mother. She turned out indeed to be my birth mother, but what’s cool is how they found me (I never in my wildest dreams expected that my birth family would be looking for me also). My half-brother was searching for some of those same relevant names, and he got a hit off my website. He looked at the photos, decided I was who they were looking for, and notified our mother.

It was such a random happenstance I was tempted to start playing the lottery. :) What’s even odder is that until 1997, she had been living within an hour’s drive of me.

]]> By: Ras Malfoof http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/26/blog-post-helps-man-find-family-roots/comment-page-1/#comment-1519282 Ras Malfoof Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:04:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/26/blog-post-helps-man-find-family-roots/#comment-1519282 Ha ha, when I first read the title of this post, I thought it said "Blog Post Helps Man Find Family Robots." I glanced at the picture and was disappointed that I could not see any robots. Ha ha, when I first read the title of this post, I thought it said “Blog Post Helps Man Find Family Robots.” I glanced at the picture and was disappointed that I could not see any robots.

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/26/blog-post-helps-man-find-family-roots/comment-page-1/#comment-1518162 Alex Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:52:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/26/blog-post-helps-man-find-family-roots/#comment-1518162 That's a neat story - I failed to see the resemblance of the two buildings, but that's probably because I'm not visually adept (i.e. if it's not the same angle and background, I'm completely lost!) That’s a neat story – I failed to see the resemblance of the two buildings, but that’s probably because I’m not visually adept (i.e. if it’s not the same angle and background, I’m completely lost!)

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