Dr. Laura, 

Recently, I heard a woman call about her 29-year-old son who she gave up for adoption when she was 15. I was given up for adoption by a young woman and have the upmost respect for such a selfless act. I am so glad you told that woman to leave him alone. I am very thankful for the woman who gave me up, but I promise you I would be irritated and honestly, pissed off if she showed up out of the blue. 

You were right. That woman is a stranger to that man. He has never known her, and although the family sent her letters and kept her updated throughout his childhood they have no obligation to her to keep her informed. And she wanted to make sure he knew he was loved? I am pretty sure he knows he was loved. I love my parents and would not want some stranger coming into our lives and trying to be a part of something that my bio-mom so graciously let us create almost 23 years ago. 

I listen to you every day and this was one of the first times a caller has truly hit a nerve. I even called my mom the second the call was over and told her the entire story.  Thank you for all that you do. Adoption is the best gift in the world and thank you for sharing on air that it should be left alone once the gift is given. 

Sydney