Right to Know

We are talking about the ebb and flow of reunion and our relationships with the family that raised us with Kara.

This is a FREE peer-support group led by mental health professionals/community experts where individuals share experiences, offer mutual understanding, and provide emotional encouragement in a safe and confidential setting.

At many points in your journey if you grow up knowing you are adopted, donor conceived, have an NPE, or if you have a DNA surprise, or or impacted by misattributed parentage, people feel alone or want advice. LET'S TALK. Everyone is welcome... adoptees, DCP, NPE, parents, siblings, significant others.

Every Wednesday at 5:30pm Pacific/8:30pm Eastern time. You must preregister – we never share your information (use your email address associated with your zoom account):
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lde2tpzgrEtUJ76L5JQPTZ8CyFA4frz6N
Reach out if you have any trouble to [email protected]

Why I'm Grateful I Didn't Have Any Orange M&Ms: Our Egg Donor Journey - U.S. Donor Conceived Council Mary Sue Findlater shares her journey of using and selecting an egg donor and explains why she has always been transparent about her son's origins.

For those of us who never got the chance to meet our genetic parents and for those who did but they’ve passed on, we can’t help but imagine our lives with you.

Woman forgives adoptive parents who hid her race for 19 years: "Supporter" Melissa Guida-Richards learned by accident that she had been adopted from Colombia.

Join Us at the CUB Retreat!

CUB's Annual Retreat is one of the most healing and supportive spaces for anyone affected by adoption or loss of genetic continuity and identity. We highly encourage you to attend this intimate and transformative event. This year, it's conveniently located in the heart of the country—Kansas City, MO.

Don’t miss the opportunity to connect, heal, and grow together.

Learn more: https://concernedunitedbirthparents.org/

We must make the best interest of the child the center of our decisions when we are building families. Every child has a right to know their genetic identity from birth.
https://conta.cc/46O8iSt

Donor-Conceived Adults Face Unique Challenges A recent review focused on donor-conceived people noted that the challenges faced by DC adults in particular have been largely overlooked.

Georgie Codd grew up in the UK with her mum and granny, but she always wondered what it would be like to have a dad. So one day she decided to advertise in newspapers and magazines for a father figure—a "dad-vert". This is a tale of fathers, daughters, and missing pieces.


https://wspartners.bbc.com/episode/w3ct5nqd

“Do the best you can until you know better.
Then when you know better, do better.”
― Maya Angelou

My child… my parent. That’s who we are to each other. No further explanation needed, unless of course you want to give one.

Dear Abby: We need a term for woman reunited with her birth mother — Chicago Sun-Times Introducing her to people shouldn't require a long explanation.

We just finished off the the NCSL at Churchill Downs. We met a lot of receptive legislators from more than a dozen states who are interested in sponsoring legislation.
Email info .us to volunteer.

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We're excited to be at the National State Legislators Conference in Lousiville. We're at booth 1032 - come by and play Family Truth and Transparency Roulette with us.

We can enact change working together! It takes a grassroots tidalwave, funding, tenacity, and a long-haul commitment. We've already talked to New Jersey, Texas, Missiourri, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Washington. But, we need your financial support. Please donate today.

https://donorbox.org/ncsl-2024

National Association of Adoptees and Parents

Only if we know who they are.

Yeah!!! ☺️

We are talking about our perfect day tonight - Join us.
This is a FREE peer-support group led by mental health professionals/community experts where individuals share experiences, offer mutual understanding, and provide emotional encouragement in a safe and confidential setting.

At many points in your journey if you grow up knowing you are adopted, donor conceived, have an NPE, or if you have a DNA surprise, people feel alone or want advice. LET'S TALK. Everyone is welcome... adoptees, DCP, NPE, parents, siblings, significant others.

Every Wednesday at 5:30pm Pacific/8:30pm Eastern time. You must preregister – we never share your information (use your email address associated with your zoom account):
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lde2tpzgrEtUJ76L5JQPTZ8CyFA4frz6N
Reach out if you have any trouble to [email protected]

Family is AND not OR. A family tree is a reflection of everyone who's in the family regardless of genetic connection. Our birth certificates must also reflect all our familial ties too. This will help future genealogists and family members know who made us and who shaped us.

I Keep the Family Tree — And I’m Flummoxed About Whom to Include. The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on genealogy, record-keeping and notions of relation.

"I took an Ancestry DNA test, and my world was flipped upside down. I can only think of my life as who I was before this day and now who I am after." A DNA surprise changes everything.

MEET BRITTANY: EVOLVING. RESILIENT. HOPEFUL.

https://righttoknow.us/2024/07/26/brittany-ashworth/

Join us on TODAY for Community & Connection, a FREE peer-support group led by mental health professionals/community experts where individuals share experiences, offer mutual understanding, and provide emotional encouragement in a safe and confidential setting.

At many points in your journey if you grow up knowing you are adopted, donor conceived, have an NPE, or if you have a DNA surprise, people feel alone or want advice. LET'S TALK. Everyone is welcome... adoptees, DCP, NPE, parents, siblings, significant others.

Every Wednesday at 5:30pm Pacific/8:30pm Eastern time. You must preregister – we never share your information (use your email address associated with your zoom account):
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lde2tpzgrEtUJ76L5JQPTZ8CyFA4frz6N
Reach out if you have any trouble to [email protected]

All our Alaska peeps...

Last reading and signing in Anchorage. 🥲I will be at the Loussac Library in the Ann Stevens Room/Galleria! Please come. 😁
Meet Monica Hall as she reads and shares stories from her memoir Practically Still a Virgin: An Adoption Memoir. Adopted and raised during Alaska’s lawless 1970s oil-boom era, Monica grows up amid trauma and dysfunction. Monica’s essays have been published by Women Writers, Women’s Books, and the Anchorage Press. Her writing focuses on themes of identity, rebellion, self-doubt, and most importantly healing. 
Book signing available following the event. Book available for purchase. 

Are you in NYC???

Misfit Meltdown: A Standup Hour w/ Special Guests Shakespeare Translate Come beat the heat before these hot comedians bring the sizzle to Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

https://severancemag.com/a-tumultuous-two-year-journey/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR30DHh8DMJZCXQ8CQj7k1BbZ3Y4HpUerMZj5dZtit_3Lo_rYPrroapDxPM_aem_rYUCIKJDqEOHWll0TnIplQ

A Tumultuous Two-Year Journey - Severance Magazine In the midst of a fight for his life, an adoptee discovers his biological family.

Secrets fester.
We have a right to accurate medical history information, understand what makes us who we are, see who we look like, and know who are genetic parents are.

The My Re-Birthday Book: This is My Story was inspired by everyone who Right to Know has had the privilege to hear your story. Now you can proudly chronicle your DNA surprise, donor conception, adoption, or NPE.

When you have a DNA surprise or start to search for your family, your life is forever changed. The keepsake journal was created to help you document this journey. It is similar to a baby book that documents the first year of your life to bear witness to what you've experienced in connecting with new family and figuring out who you are.

https://amzn.to/47AGYpR