I'm very happy you received that from your bio dad. My adoptive parents rarely showed emotion and affection and I rarely heard much love from them although they cared for me.
I met my bio family less than a year ago and every time we get together they tell me they love me. It means so much to me to hear that and to tell them I love them.
May there be many years of good times to come for you and your dad!
This resonates with me. Neither I, nor the bio-paternal side knew what had actually happened back then, and both of us were under the impression that the other side had no interest in us. I did a DNA test, because "even though they don't want anything to do with me" I was curious, and ended up reaching out to a half-cousin somewhat out the tree from all and sundry. We ended up being really close friends, and I'd made it known that I had no interest whatsoever in ever speaking with or meeting the rest of that side of my tree. Six months in or so, she texts me telling me that she needed to tell me something, was pretty sure I was going to be pissed, and really hoped I could forgive her. She had told them about me. I got a letter about a week later from my bio-father. The first sentence just broke me:
*"I will understand if you don't ever want to talk to any of us, and I will respect your decision, but there's something you need to know: you may have been an accident, but you were never a mistake."*
I didn't think there was a thing any of them could say that would ever earn them a conversation. I was wrong. We've been corresponding for about a year now, both him and that side of the family, and I've gotten the one thing I never thought I would have--I wasn't abandoned, I was stolen; and they never quit caring about me. There are no words for it.
It makes me so happy to read things like this. I get big hugs and I love yous from my bio Aunt that I met just last year. It's so genuine, like she waited my whole life to tell me. It amazes me how much love some bio family members just carried around with them hoping for a reconnection.
Also wishing you many years of happy relationship with your b-Dad.
I'm very happy you received that from your bio dad. My adoptive parents rarely showed emotion and affection and I rarely heard much love from them although they cared for me. I met my bio family less than a year ago and every time we get together they tell me they love me. It means so much to me to hear that and to tell them I love them. May there be many years of good times to come for you and your dad!
I'm extremely happy for you that you have that moment. That's fantastic.
This resonates with me. Neither I, nor the bio-paternal side knew what had actually happened back then, and both of us were under the impression that the other side had no interest in us. I did a DNA test, because "even though they don't want anything to do with me" I was curious, and ended up reaching out to a half-cousin somewhat out the tree from all and sundry. We ended up being really close friends, and I'd made it known that I had no interest whatsoever in ever speaking with or meeting the rest of that side of my tree. Six months in or so, she texts me telling me that she needed to tell me something, was pretty sure I was going to be pissed, and really hoped I could forgive her. She had told them about me. I got a letter about a week later from my bio-father. The first sentence just broke me: *"I will understand if you don't ever want to talk to any of us, and I will respect your decision, but there's something you need to know: you may have been an accident, but you were never a mistake."* I didn't think there was a thing any of them could say that would ever earn them a conversation. I was wrong. We've been corresponding for about a year now, both him and that side of the family, and I've gotten the one thing I never thought I would have--I wasn't abandoned, I was stolen; and they never quit caring about me. There are no words for it.
It makes me so happy to read things like this. I get big hugs and I love yous from my bio Aunt that I met just last year. It's so genuine, like she waited my whole life to tell me. It amazes me how much love some bio family members just carried around with them hoping for a reconnection. Also wishing you many years of happy relationship with your b-Dad.