Articles Book III - Pg 300-560 (Birthparents) - triadoption

p r o m to by Lo conlael her until
she wls of age. But I did lind out rhm
she would k undusllng lut s p ~ and u
S.vman amnged to hve a member
of her l ady get Uckr(s to Uu mdwtion
nrrmonks and she mod bu oldat
w flew back cuf to atlad. "I .inmaged
to atand right kslde my h gb
. ter."Nynmutd"Idooduckm.rI
mld to hu. I trmehed her nom I
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A m
t o m ,*,!me*
Lllnd b d to k r &uMar.~'l~
to. but I'iud tbdkrwidm mud
those of her p&.;'~shc '11&
wonderful juat to k Ihere WW ba."
Nmun raid #he lwk ple(tucs d her
&&?hm at tbeeemnok. vhUd her
honk and seonkd out bG.1- dm
Ing her stay. ''I waated to know mry-
Mu1 mu!d about ber."shcaddml
Oie funllv Mad who hdimmn~v-
man's daughter since sh was a hdy.
agreed-to ahare pholognphs. csp&
encer, and memories with her. Nyimn
SIU cormponds with this wow wbo
' offers some avenue of hope for hrturr
conlactrith her daughter.
"I'm not sorry 'at I fmd her," Nym
n said of her flvf-war surch.
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"And
I've accepted the f&t thal for M.. I
can't bve a relaUo~hip 4th hr. But I
alsoknow that someday she wlll want to
mr!ctmeandlllbc he&."
If Marianne Hymm's mry hasn't
quite ended "happily ever alterwas yet,
Jw._Vplanueva's has. l'he regional
coordinator ol CLLB;Vlllanueva urn trr
stmmmtnl in -forming the Colorado
chaplcrof UteorganiraUonIn 1978.
A Denver reside'nt. Vihueva was 17
yea13 old when she reIlnqulahed her
baby boy. "My lamlly never talked
about It for years." she sald. "It was as
UL had never haowned. MY family out
ItoutofUHirmlnd;but~neder~otllk''
When dK became involved with CUB.
UH idea of finding her cud beeune a
rrallt~. VUlnnueva sald ?hrowh Ur d-
forts ii UM organization, rbe 6und her
son, who rsr Uwn 1) years old, U*&
PnmPylvanbd(bough he had bmn 6
s&y$$.t&
b,& it
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I
earenw thmunh an intcnncdlarv. VUla. .. mediary deliver a letter from her whlle
nueva mld. "f didn't want conl&l with he was-at barkelball camp Ln Puuuylhun
at lust," she uphtned. "1 onl) ranta. The Lntennedla~ reported that
aanled(oknowlhalhe wasOK." Vlllanueva's son wan at lval shocied.
Evenlurlly. ell conlael with her mn'r lhen UrUed lo hear Crm hls b h
adoptive parenu went Uuough a law- mob.
yer, VUnuevn sald. "1 wrote my son "Five day8 Lstu.1 got a alr-plge ktletters,
but Uley wwe never given tt (LT hil~ Nm, uldng qucs(ima and tellhim
and I didn't renlvrury corrupoo * Lng. me Uut bk adoptlvo puents hd
dace for (hree yean." ~ . l l u l nelvabmnhlmUrWa.!hdbml
Um she saw pictw oI her son Le
thm years belme. He'd bd no idea I'd
kcn-&in# to cqlt.ct !dm,'.' VULnIJ~:
aatd . .
ts hve rgreed to kt tbdr mn vlrlt his ' "great." she sald k harbors ;6.6lk;$'::
Wh mothrr In Colondo wer wring nes or anger toward her. "Hc apt,
break. At lhmt Lime he will mect VJUa-
j
nacva'a ather two children, a !bycar-
u his leelings eaily." she ulb;@a.
past monUui I'vc fuund thnl o'&.
dd boy anda girl. 10. .. loviny, him because he's my m1.1~:
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. Vihuevr said bcr son's leltrrs are : IikeNm." .:; ..
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