Adopted Margaret cries tears of joy when she finds out her biological mother is still alive - BBC

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[@kellyhawes8901]

Similar to my own experience, but it was my birth father that was still alive. I had tickets to fly to meet him , but sadly he passed the night before my flight. The day before he passed he had a lawyer come to officially claim me as one of his children. I did fly to his services and to meet my siblings. As with this story, it made my life complete.♥️

[@annfernakerpan6654]

How very sad that you never got to meet him in person, but happy for you that he claimed you. xx

[@mrsTraveller64]

Oh I'm so sorry you never met him though❤️

[@alisonkempster4229]

I am SO sorry you missed each other at the very last moment! From his action to rush his lawyer on claiming you, he obviously dearly wanted to be united with his daughter, which I hope is a great comfort. To lose him at the very last moment! My heart goes out to you in that sudden loss. I found out too late as well but, it was months too late to write to my mother. Your loss is far greater but what joy that he claimed you as his own; and I imagine his happiness and excitement as he was about to meet you! It is just a delay until you get to meet him - and you already know he will be so happy!

[@kellyhawes8901]

@@alisonkempster4229 🙏 thank you for your kind words. 🥰 I am sorry that you were not able to connect with your mother in time, it is a loss that we carry. Although my father and I were not destined to meet , I was comforted that he was able to die knowing that he had found me, that I had a great life and that I bore no hard feelings. It pained me to learn he had spent over 65 years feeling shame and remorse for not taking me. So, perhaps my destiny was to ease that and allow him to pass with a peaceful heart. To help someone die well is a blessing. 💜

[@trishaprett7721]

💚

[@maura3911]

As a birthmother who has reunited with my firstborn daughter after 35 years, the feeling of peace and completeness is overwhelming. Oh what a day it was to hold her in my arms that first time!

[@SH-yo6em]

Wow. That's incredible. Can I ask how you were separated?

[@erinmaree1987]

They'll tell if they want to, let's not let stickybeaking get in the way of kindness.

[@margostretch1917]

What a sweet snippet of her story. I was an adoptee from 1963, reunited briefly with my birth mom and birth father 30-some years later; but the very very best part was receiving a sister (technically half-sisters). We're like two peas in a pod and having one another has dramatically changed our lives for the better the past 27 years. I teared up when Margaret mentioned her birthday. I remember as a teenager, looking out at the moon on my birthday evening and finding a wee bit of comfort that wherever she was, the same moon was shining above her ~ and yes, of course hoping she would be remembering me that day at least. I truly hope Margaret's siblings have filled a void in her heart in a wonderful beautiful way. It sounds like they were good people and keen to receive her into their family. Amazing.

[@Fionasichanie]

This lady is such a sweetie I’m so happy that her Irish family reached out ❤️

[@kathleendobens6648]

My twin sister and I met our biological mother and father. It was great.

[@hurst-cs2jh]

Hi Kathleen, how are you doing.

[@johnstewart1436]

I have a similar story. I was told I was adopted about the age of 10 (1965) but had a great childhood and upbringing, and never went looking for my biological family. In mid 2021 I was contacted by the adoption agencey here in New Zealand (Oranga Tamariki) and advised that my birth mother and four half-sisters were looking for me. Did I want contact? Yes I did. 24 hours later I found that my half sisters were actually full sisters (bio father married my mother and had a further four girls). We have been in regular contact and have met several times, despite us being on different islands (I am on South Island, they are on North Island). My birth mother passed in May 2023 but it was good to meet her on two occaisions in 2022. Just this past weekend three of the four sisters have been down here to meet my oldest son whom thay have not met till now.

[@Bella-gj6wc]

How lucky Margaret to be welcomed so warmly by her siblings! And even though her mum wouldn’t recognize her, at least she’ll see the whom she came from. Wish we could have seen the reunion; but then it’s kind of nice some things remain private. ❤️

[@nancyhammons3594]

That made me cry. I'm very happy for her.

[@gailthomas2631]

I know exactly how Margaret feels. She's right the hardest day is ones " birthday ". All the whys come bubbling up. I couldn't have asked for better, more loving parents ( I never thought of them as my adoptive parents ) just the best parents ever.

[@jonathangiles4854]

I couldn’t agree more. I find my birthday difficult. Unfortunately I made contact with my birth mother last year after 40 years, and she doesn’t want any contact.

[@elpirata5468]

So touched by the warm and Heartfelt reception from her Siblings reaching out to Margaret. That's love

[@lottat6003]

I'm adopted too and met my birth mother as an adult. This brought happy tears to my eyes too. 😍

[@garywheeler7039]

Glad to hear of broken families reunited, as all people should.

[@SSLand-rg5ow]

Jesus! I'm crying. What a lovely story. Best wishes.

[@DJ_Ndiks]

I wish there was a part 2 to this story. I hope her meeting went well. I am happy for her.

[@Delisingz]

Ikr, I felt left hanging a bit.

[@rampageclover9788]

Her mum has dementia, it would be pretty low class and tacky to film that meeting

[@rachybaby72]

@@rampageclover9788 Unless the mother acted out, it wouldn't be low class and tacky.

[@africanqueenmo]

@@rampageclover9788 no it wouldn't

[@rampageclover9788]

@@africanqueenmo yeah it would. They need permission from the person to agree to appear on camera and if they’re in no condition cognitively to make that choice you’ve no right to do it.

[@7117kathleen]

What a lovely story. My story is the same. I thought of my mom almost everyday, but always on my birthday I wondered if she thought of me. I found my bio families five years ago, but both my mom and birth father had passed. But I have a wonderful brother and his family. I feel blessed and complete to have found him.

[@valkasolidor6727]

Very lovely story that I almost passed over. I was very touched by her experience and how she was comforted by learning positive things about her mother's life. I was sole caregiver for my own dear mother through the brutal years of alzheimers. She died 9 years ago, and it has taken a very long time for the better memories of Mom to become prominent, and I'm encouraged by this story and Margaret's graceful consideration of her mother(s).

[@louiseparisotto3630]

These stories make me cry - I hope her meetings with her siblings went very well and that they're able to keep in touch. Regardless, she received answers that would help her.

[@GVChannel]

A wonderful day to hear the good news of her mother!

[@toniingenito993]

Crying....would love to hear the reunion !

[@gdaygday1209]

Here i find myself on a Saturday morning trying to find reason to smile and i come across this video and am crying ........life to me is like a sea voyage, full of highs and lows. Sometimes you cling on for dear life, other times you wish the swells would just engulf you.......sometimes even those closest to you will NEVER KNOW what lies beneath........

[@KaylaBuhdayla]

I’m crying like a big baby 👶 😭 Best to all of their wishes ♥️

[@trinisun]

Beautiful moments and release of emotions. Can't wait for the meeting ❤

[@suziboggus5206]

I just blubber like a nut every time I watch these shows! I found this one last night! My tears are happy ones for the people who find their birth parents, and, my heart breaks for the people who don't find theirs, or the parent does not want to meet them or have anything to do with them/ It's their loss for not wanting to meet these wonderful people!!

[@seraphale]

I'm not crying, you're crying!!

[@sshaw4429]

It always makes me cry when people look so hard for family. And are joyed to meet them. I have six children, 4 of whom I gave everything to, who don’t even call on my birthday and never visit me.

[@AvaCherry189]

I’m so very sorry. I hope that the other 2 give you comfort.

[@hensonlaura]

That is so hard to bear. My daughter & I are close & I have a good relationship with DIL, but my son might call me only once or twice a year. It is painful to always wonder why? Why doesn't he miss & think of me as I do him?

[@mrtech2259]

Idk what's worse, knowing that your mom is still alive but won't recognize you and won't be able to communicate with you because of dementia... Sad but happy she finally got to know her and her siblings.

[@kristiiiiiiiii]

What a beautiful heart Margaret has. ♥️

[@Leoviliti1]

The first video I've watched today that has truly melted my heart ... Wow... I wanted to jump into the screen and give her a massive hug ...as my immediate thoughts were that of... what must be going through her head...especially at hearing her mother was a colourful character played bingo etc... And to know Margaret never had the chance to experience that, as part of a family unit ..and although her mother is alive..she sadly has dementia ..another blow as it'll be hard to be able to create a special bond with her biological mother.. However. .she has gained two siblings with now a larger family unit to be able to bond with and so my emotions were all in turmoil..a right mass of disarray and explosion.. And I'm merely an outside individual looking into this window.. Boy! What she must feel ..I can't even begin to imagine.... Beautiful , truly touched! Thanks for this upload..💗

[@hurst-cs2jh]

Hi Corrienne, how are you doing?

[@hurst-cs2jh]

Hi Corrienne, how are you doing?

[@judithburke1539]

The only thing that would have made it more complete was to see her meeting with her siblings. I can understand that this meeting might've been a bit too private for them to share just now. I'm so glad for her and her siblings.

[@hs7921]

I’m in Australia and I watch this show on SBS every time it’s on. It’s so professionally presented, and takes into account the interest of all the parties involved in these searches.

[@juliancrittall3291]

As an adoptee I'm so pleased for Margaret.

[@comealongcomealong4480]

@Julian Crittall Margaret seemed so open to what the DNA search might bring into her life. She came across as very grateful and centred. Yes, for me it showed that she had been well loved by her parents.

[@balisaani]

This show, and its clips on KZbin, are burning through my stock of tissues faster than any of my ex girlfriends.

[@ktjamlex]

My adopted brother met his mother and half brother. There was a huge culture shock and they really didn't get on.

[@Collboy64]

This is the BBC making their own version of long lost family!!!

[@brianrwodzirwodzi5640]

Thank you BBC 😊. Stories like this one just make me happy, so happy. Thanks

[@junecooper4688]

Hope there's a meeting of the siblings and she gets to meet her birth mother

[@johnwynne2179]

Did the same 5 years ago, now have a lovely sister, unfortunately, my mam and my brother have passed, but i have gone from a very small family, to a lovely big family. The emotions you go through, the highs and then the doughts, for me, it has turned out well, so glad this lovely lady has had the chance to find he birth family, wish her all the happiness for her future

[@christianweathers3367]

People who dislike videos like this are what's wrong with the world.

[@ptypeglobal5865]

I love these videos, but I’m so sad that I can’t access the full video from anywhere within Australia! Please make them available ❤️. So happy that this lovely lady had such a beautiful ending to her quest to find her birth Mum!

[@Cool12_782]

What a great miracle of recovery and restoration

[@lynettelynlevinrad1294]

😢 I always feel so sorry for the adoptive parents........😢

[@user-lw9er6ec3t]

Why?? They are NOT being replaced, the adopted child (adult) unless it wasn't a happy home,still loves them .there are just more family to love.

[@suey8227]

Wonderful - i hope all your dreams come true and meeting your family is a great experience : )

[@maureenlarsen2399]

Oh This warms my heart .

[@markg7637]

Bless her❤️❤️❤️

[@deemuldoon5865]

How beautiful

[@JorgeLopezEssmann]

A wonderful story that madre me cry

[@kkhawk53]

Beautiful!

[@knelson3484]

Yes, that is amazing. ❤

[@cathyabrahamse1929]

And there are children that dont want to have anything to do with there biological parents. So sad,so happy for this lady i had tears in my eyes feeling her pain her happiness.

[@sandrah5405]

If children don't want anything to do with their biological parents, there is usually a reason for that.

[@JannyMaha]

Very beautiful and touching story ❤

[@annfernakerpan6654]

I am so happy that things worked out well for you xx

[@MackerelCat]

So moving.

[@nuttyfroot]

Who would thumbs down this?

[@MrPanda-ke9rf]

No moment her meet her mother.. Kinda frustrating 😤

[@UKS12345]

That’s lovely

[@mullyjunior387]

touching

[@mentalhealthme128]

Wow what an amazing story

[@thednaladyukgenealogist]

This was an amazing story.

[@lissawick2171]

Beatiful!

[@soyamor6528]

So glad for her ❤

[@amandalevy1227]

Heart warming!

[@hurst-cs2jh]

Hi Amanda, how are you doing?

[@nayashams6845]

Lovely story. Happy ending.

[@deineadam2240]

How wonderful!

[@veraf6924]

I wonder if there is a video of her meeting her family? I pray all of them are doing great!!!!

[@guacamole8190]

Wow..... just wow 😭 😊

[@joanneadahk124]

🥰🥰🤗😊 so sweet. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@beatricefalco5921]

Is there a part 2? Left me hanging

[@benedictewrstad8379]

This is a small part of an episode.

[@clarathordiss3663]

How wonderful when these people find their birth mothers, but how sad that the birth fathers - just as easy to locate and identify - are never named when they are responsible for so much sorrow and heartache.

[@Theowlhawk]

I agree! So many men who had children and nothing to do with them. Very sad!!!! No accountability or responsibility

[@dukadarodear2176]

A heart-warming outcome. Her biological father is probably Irish also.

[@diggittmcl]

She's 93% Irish, and you say "probably"??????

[@smilemum]

I do hope they all are still keeping in touch with each other 💐

[@idaornstein1305]

I found my birth mother after 63 years. I never knew her as she gave me up when I was 3. I never got to meet her because she died the year, 2010 I found out where she was and had arranged to go there, (I live now in Athens, Greece,) which was in Toronto, Canada. It’s all in my published book.

[@monelleny]

Very disappointing that you ended the video without showing the reunion?!?

[@nickchristian2506]

Wonderful Human story and I liked the Corn Bunting singing in the background at the start.

[@IreneArcher-yt1kr]

That’s the Beauty years ago Two Friends where Adopted Mentioned that they would like to know their Parents So sad it takes such a very long time. Not all family’s are Reunited as the times and attitudes were so very harsh. Just maybe now with all the Internets vast global Reach Family’s will Reach out to each other no harm in trying. We have seen the Joy it does bring.xxxxx

[@93tiny08]

We all just want love in the end.

[@Cookie.x.monsterr]

Life’s not easy

[@TheLifeEvents]

How on earth did I stumble on this? What a lovely person, brought tears to my eyes. My Mum died in childbirth, so my twin & I were adopted. This was 1950s Kenya. in the 90s we still had no answers, then typical 3rd world bungling bureaucracy, a few bribes and the Internet we pieced it together. (Long story). My birth mum was also a twin. She was murdered in South Africa 18 months before we found out who she was. Apparently, she had been looking for us all her life. We met their brother. and a long story evolved. Another 2 years to find the birth father.

[@Booboonancy]

I just stumbled on this too and yes she seems like a lovely person but I must say I find your story as heart wrenching. I hope you and your twin had a good life with your adoptive parents.

[@trishaprett7721]

She looks so Irish,lovely story.💚

[@OATHsWorld]

Is there a part 2? Would love to see her meet her family. - wife of the guy in the profile. Lol

[@BelloBudo007]

This is emotional for me. I can only imagine what it's like for the people involved. Is there ever a down side?

[@karengayehammat4199]

❣️if only it could have been sooner 🤗

[@chastityhartman932]

Good luck ❤ God blessings ❤

[@goldenw]

That's why I love great Britain when I am not a British

[@karenstieglitz3443]

I would have loved to have seen her meeting her siblings and Mom.

[@Hellybelle505]

I would love to see them meet ❤

[@Sofia-qn6fs]

This must be real pain 😭

[@brandonhulton2791]

Hello there 👋

[@peggyhand7215]

nice

[@brandonhulton2791]

@@peggyhand7215 how are you

[@daniellamcgee4251]

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[@michaelknapp8961]

I had a girlfriend back in the 1980s who was adopted and she found out that her birth mother was still alive. She went to meet her mom and it didn’t turn out very well at all. She didn’t want anything to do with my girlfriend. I’m really happy that this story had a happy ending. I was tearing up watching this.

[@YummyFoodSecrets1]

❤❤❣❣

[@jennyrayman2505]

Oh no!! Where is the meeting with her mom!!!?

[@PadraigM46]

She can get her Irish Passport now :)

[@dannymcintyre3819]

Do you think she voted for Brexit?

[@cal205]

@@dannymcintyre3819 So what.

[@lauraleecreations3217]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@sheilaeilers4363]

Adoption was NOT illegal in Ireland. The Catholic Church had contracts with the government of Ireland .These babies were often “sold” to Americans who would go shopping to one or more orphanage.

[@mikshinee87]

A painful lesson on the necessity to separate the church and the state. I wish we could do that where I live. Sadly that will happen when my parents' generation dies out.

[@debralittle1341]

This does not always turn out well. My experience was very bad and caused me years of suffering!

[@Mutasis_Mutandis]

Don’t second guess yourself. I don’t know the details but it could have been a blessing in disguise.

[@nillyk5671]

Sometimes it happens. Not every story is a fairy tale. I'm sorry that's what happened to you. When we do this kind of research or take a dna test we have to make sure we know what we are getting ourselves into because it can easily turn into a can of worms we wished we would have never opened.

[@lauraamundson769]

I'm sorry that happened to you. I have cousins raised as siblings, that came from 3 different families. Sometimes the conditions that caused the babies to be adopted are still there and have to be handled during the reuniting. My best wishes to you!

[@lailazeijlonkleen2943]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@susellis493]

Her siblings are nicer than the ones I was born with.

[@heatherlofts153]

I met my biological mother and she was an absolute witch. My father warned me but I felt that I wanted to meet her. She totally destroyed my life.

[@Pink_143_6]

I’m sorry. Try to move forward and not look in the rear view mirror of the past. Let her only be a reminder to you of someone you will never choose to be 🥰🌷🙏🏼

[@dianalangdon2273]

I had the same experience, I met my biological mother when I was 58, i can’t say she was a witch, she just wasn’t interested in meeting me. My Uncles were vile and said “if you think you’re going to get any money you are wrong”. The one and only meeting I had but at least it gave me closure.

[@denisesf5]

Love this so much. It's July 2022...any follow-up for us to see?❤

[@fionaodwyer9371]

💔❤

[@nedhappened3085]

Thanks for making me cry, hope it went well. Did she meet her fathers family also?

[@Heavensoon7]

Although the mother did not respond vocally, she squeezed her hand very hard which the other children said she never did with anyone else. Also, the grandson made a comment that Margaret walks like Nana and Margaret said it made her so happy to hear that she walks like her mother. You can get the second half of this experience online the genealogist is talking with Margaret about a follow up there’s no pictures but you can hear them talking.

[@teresamcalister7096]

Part 2 please

[@tyronerodgers]

I found I had a long lost half-sister in the last year (who was adopted). I never knew about her. Unfortunately my father (her birth dad) died a week after they connected and they never met. So after the funeral I got in touch but without any conselling or guidance before hand. This all happened in the space of 10 weeks. We had an intense period of 4 months writing 50,000 words and spent 50 hours on Zoom as we were living in different countries. Unfortunately it crashed and burned. I don’t know if I’ll ever see her again 😢 ALWAYS take reunions in baby steps. It’s not all plain sailing…

[@rawthersramblings]

Awesome!! What about the dad?

[@margaretelford8309]

He probably never even knew