Thank you, BOM. I’m working with someone from the adoption agency to do this; she says it can be weeks before people reply to the letters, and the ones to my family have only just been sent. On one hand I’m excited by the possibilities, on the other I’m bracing myself. I have met one sibling, years ago, but it didn’t last - I think we were both too young to deal with a reunion. It wasn’t my choice to meet them; I didn’t know they existed until they introduced themselves to me. I was hurt for a long time after, but willing to forgive and try again if they want the same.
Thank you for sharing your story; it’s just sad how some family relationships go, really.