An interview with Becky Drinnen, a fellow adoptee who shares her experiences as a baby scoop adoptee and the pain of secondary rejection. We also discuss her Sherlock-Holmes-level searching skills to find her biological father.

Show Notes

Full episode transcript here.

Topics We Discussed

Baby Scoop Era
“First born” adoptee, then adoptive parents had two biological children
Searching (pre-internet) during the early 1980s
Secondary rejection
Keeping her own child after an unexpected pregnancy
Adoption Network Cleveland
My Family Tree DNA Kit, Ancestry.com, Spokeo.com
Martha Beck, Life Coaching
Search & Reunion with biological father

Recommended Resources

Frank Ligtvoet, "On the Venerable American Bar Association or the Myth of Normal and Good in Adoption"
www.adopteerestoration.com
Ann Fessler, The Girls Who Went Away
Connecting with the adoptee community (not just online but) in person: adoptees, adoptive parents, biological mothers/fathers.

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