I'm thankful for my great family, my wonderful friends and for living
in a country where we have the freedom to express ourselves as
we so choose.
And of course, I'm especially grateful and thankful for the folks in
this forum. I guess that kinda makes us one big FICO family,
doesn't it? And like most families, we have our disagreements
from time to time...but we're still family. 
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!! 
CanDo
"The right attitude is everything"
eta: replying to mymoneynow's original post:
Aww, that's a wonderful story. Start here:
International Soundex Reunion Registry Soundex is a mutual consent registry. Birth parents and adoptees or otherwise separated children separately register, and the volunteers there look for matches. It will get you going while you explore official channels.
I thought about doing this, especially back when I was cranking out babies. It always made me feel a bit empty to hear about how they had so-and-so's ears or mouth or whatever, and it was all from their father's side. I've sort of drifted away from it now, especially since my birth mother would now be 69.
I hope she wasn't born in Texas. Their records are really tough to crack. My birth certificate is back-dated and states that I was a live birth, single female, to my adoptive parents.
I'm thankful for family, health, employment, a roof over my head, and special friends.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Aww, that's a wonderful story. Start here:
International Soundex Reunion Registry Soundex is a mutual consent registry. Birth parents and adoptees or otherwise separated children separately register, and the volunteers there look for matches. It will get you going while you explore official channels.
I thought about doing this, especially back when I was cranking out babies. It always made me feel a bit empty to hear about how they had so-and-so's ears or mouth or whatever, and it was all from their father's side. I've sort of drifted away from it now, especially since my birth mother would now be 69.
I hope she wasn't born in Texas.
Their records are really tough to crack. My birth certificate is back-dated and states that I was a live birth, single female, to my adoptive parents.I'm thankful for family, health, employment, a roof over my head, and special friends.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
@haulingthescoreup wrote:
I hope she wasn't born in Texas.
Yeah, us Texans dont know how to read or even use computers.
I didnt think they were keeping birth records that far back
I am thankful for my family and friends and the extended MyFico forum family.
marty56 wrote:
Yeah, us Texans dont know how to read or even use computers.
I didnt think they were keeping birth records that far back
* snorts * Yeah, I should have mentioned that my 1954 birth certificate is actually branded on cow hide.
No, it's just that Texas permanently seals (or used to permanently seal) adoption records, and they were completely unimpressed by adoptees' wishes and needs to locate birth parents.
(I also don't have a family medical history for this reason. No telling what lies in me, ticking away.)
And I'll have you know that I still snap to attention when I see the date 1836. I'm a born Texan, not a transplant, like some I could name.
Sorry, everyone, back to Thanksgiving!
And btw, I should have said that I am always thankful to have been adopted by two loving people who gave me a great start on life.
Looking at the TOS, most of the things I am thankful for can't be discussed
But I have a family toast every year - "I am thankful for all the women in my life".
LOL I needed my college transcript a few years back and I waited on line and when CSR asked what year I graduated, I replied 1979. The look of horror on her face was priceless. I had to come back a few days latter since they needed to go through some old boxes to find it or something.
I hear you on adoption. What a wonderfull gift to give a child.
