The Birthmoms meet on-line everyday to share their feelings, pass along hot tips on searching, and to hold each other's hands when times are rough. They are looking for their children. Many of their children are looking for them.

Some of the Birthmoms have found their children. And it's not always easy. They need the support of their sisters. Some of the Birthmoms are searching. And it's not easy. They count on the support of the other Birthmoms.

For those who are searching, wondering if their children are alive and happy, they plod on, trying to find clues, trying to get information, making their whereabouts known on national and local registries. Most of the real information is in sealed records that the Birthmoms and the adoptees will never be able to access.

Because of these sealed records, sealed because of archaic laws that protect few and harm many, biological children may never know their roots,may never know why they were given up at birth.

Day after day, the Sunflower Birthmoms provide support and information to woman like themselves, that they have never met, from around the world.

Diane B. White,
Sunflower Birthmoms, Via Internet