They do not know if they are going to pass a certain medical condition to their child. The purpose of this webpage is to provide resources for adoptees such as support groups, listserves,newsgroups, and other Internet resources. This page may also be helpful for friends and family of adoptees or those just curious about adoption issues. Some people who are not adopted see adoptees who are curious about their birthparents as ungrateful whiners who do not appreciate the parents who raised them. They do not think that adoptees should obsess over their past.
Many people take it for granted that they can trace their family back for several generations.
They do not realize how important it is to have a sense of identity.