Thread by @kaskihowin, 2 years ago this weekend I found my birth mom! so I [...]

2 years ago this weekend I found my birth mom! so I thought Id do a cute little thread about it. 1/

so mothers day is a weird weekend because my adoptive mom has passed away when I was 11, and I haven& #39;t seen my birth mom since I was 4 years old.
so mothers day 2018 I am being super emo lol and I do my yearly google search of her name.2/

usually I& #39;m looking for an arrest article or obituary just something that would be on the internet. which is sad but I was pretty desperate for any information I guess so it never felt sad, and it never yielded any results before. 3/

this time tho!!! an article from the Hamilton paper about women who had been part of a project to find safe, affordable housing for vulnerable women in the city! she was pictured in the article. her name and age was right. I was born in Hamilton. I knew!! 4/

I had to decide if I wanted to reach out. But I soon realized that no matter what I needed to make contact because I may never find her again and also in the article it mentioned she had some health issues. 5/

so I emailed the writer of the article at the paper and tried to explain that I & #39;believe& #39; that Tishia in the article is actually my mom! and I have been out of contact for 17 years. 6/

the author emails back after a few days, and she says she doesn& #39;t have Tish& #39;s contact info but she does have her case workers and offered to pass along my contact info if she wants to reach out. 7/

so I& #39;m anxiously waiting all summer, and it was so stressful and lovely and a miracle and horrible honestly. I got emails every day that said "Clutter moved.." and I thought it was her every time. I worried she would disappoint me and I felt guilty for having expectations. 8/

She had a difficult life. She was a sixties scoop child to a pretty horrible man. she ran away at 14, had addiction problems–after we were separated she was homeless for a period. she has Hep C and heart conditions. she lost her best friend and roommate to cancer. 9/

she emailed back though!!!! she said that the news of my contact had shocked her so much she had gotten the flu, and had to recover. I remember @librarylova69 literally crying at the lib when I got the email. 10/

she is hoping to get her own place and a small dog

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💕" title="Two hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Two hearts"> I was feeling kinda (pretty)sad today because I haven& #39;t heard from her since before Christmas. but I read through our emails today, I know I am in her thoughts and honestly I barely answer texts to my friends so

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤷‍♀️" title="Woman shrugging" aria-label="Emoji: Woman shrugging">11/

but yeah that& #39;s the end of the thread, it& #39;s a v complicated relationship but I have one now so that& #39;s really nice!! I am v lucky! here& #39;s the article I found! 12/ https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2018/04/20/women-s-voices-showcase-need-for-permanent-housing-options.html">https://www.thespec.com/news/hami...

Women's voices showcase need for permanent housing options

A new video features the stories of Hamilton women experiencing chronic homelessness and the type of housing they would like to see

https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2018/04/20/women-s-voices-showcase-need-for-permanent-housing-options.html

and here& #39;s a zoomed photo of her book case lol. I got the full photo like 6 years ago from her mom who had no contact after 2008, and today I just noticed that THAT is my school pic from 5th grade!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">
and here& #39;s all the drafts I found from two summers ago bc I was nervous 13/13

and here& #39;s a zoomed photo of her book case lol. I got the full photo like 6 years ago from her mom who had no contact after 2008, and today I just noticed that THAT is my school pic from 5th grade! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">and here& #39;s all the drafts I found from two summers ago bc I was nervous 13/13" title="and here& #39;s a zoomed photo of her book case lol. I got the full photo like 6 years ago from her mom who had no contact after 2008, and today I just noticed that THAT is my school pic from 5th grade! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">and here& #39;s all the drafts I found from two summers ago bc I was nervous 13/13">

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