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Originally posted by honeychile
Maybe it's because I'm so into genealogy, but I found this MUCH less offensive than the other hundreds of "reality" shows on tv.
You have a young woman who wants to find her birth parents, and for whatever reason, has hit a brick wall.
You have a birth father who has been trying to find his child who was given up for adoption due to circumstances he couldn't control.
What was so wrong in helping them get together? Frankly, right from the beginning, you could see the pride in the birth father's eyes, and had a VERY good idea which man he was. TJ (the woman) was able to note little characteristics such as that right from the start, too.
She needed to know why she had been given up for adoption. Her adoptive parents had divorced, and I'm sure she's dealt with a lot of rejection in her life.
As a bonus, she got a chance to meet her three half-sisters, AND her birth mother (who was also looking for her)!
I'm not adopted, but I've helped a couple adoptees with their searches. There is a deep need to know that you were/are wanted, and this show answered her questions. I can't understand how many people find this objectionable.
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Ditto!!!
I actually watched the show and I thought it was very sweet.
And like you said, she probably hit a brick wall. I'm sure this women used all means necessary to find her birth parents. I'm no adoption expert but from what I know, most adoptions are closed (which means the file is sealed, I'm not sure what, if any, information the child is allowed to receive. It might be the birth parents names and that is it). And if her adoption papers were in fact sealed she probably didn't get very far.
Plus, money is
always an issue. If she didn't have the money to continue paying for private detectives. Then you turn to whomever you can to help you out.
I agree that they should have taken the money aspect out of the show, but getting money is always nice. I think it was interesting to watch without the money aspect and wanted to watch it anyways (when I saw the previews it didn't talk about the money).
Just my opinions