DJ Williams seems like a kind and forgiving soul....he holds no ill will towards his birth mother and welcomes his half siblings with open arms. Beautiful!
@Dylan Fallon his mother died, and I understand your sentiments. Had he died, she would have been charged with endangerment, but the blessing here is that he was found and saved. I wish the mother would have given him up instead, but then she wouldn't have been able to keep her secret. Sad when these beautiful children have to find out how they were brought into this world.
@@Emy53 at the time, there was still so much stigma for girls and women having babies out of wedlock. I’m sure that no matter what her method for leaving her baby, it haunted her until the day she died. Poor woman.
Pam Slaton is the real deal. She just recently helped me reunite with my siblings after 40+ years of not knowing their names or where they lived. I am forever grateful.
I love how Pam Slaton has helped so many people!! I wonder if she charges, and if she needs any help!! ;) Haha! (I have always loved these types of reunion stories from when I was even a little girl.) Did DJ find out more about his biological father? If he was the oldest and she was really young when he was born, maybe she felt like she couldn't take good care of him? I am so sorry she passed before he had a chance to meet her. I would assume his half-siblings didn't know he existed until this search? Apparently, she must have been a loving mother, from the strong emotions and shock they felt at the news. I imagine she thought about DJ everyday, and that it hurt her deeply to never have closure. DJ is strong and brave, and has an excellent and mature perspective on everything. I hope he is able to learn a lot more about her and the rest of his biological family. Best Wishes to the whole family!
I liked him from the start but I LOVED him when I saw he was gay and they had a kid! OMGGGG I love these kind of stories, and he looks like a great guy.
My mother who was adopted in 1929, the DNA test just found her brother...... She is 89 and they connected. She grew up an only child and this was the greatest thing ever......
You can also imagine the shock of finding this out about their mother. I think it explained a lot to them about her behaviours while they were growing up.
Seeing how emotional his siblings were hearing his story broke my heart. You could tell they were shocked and confused on why it even happened that way. But sooo happy for him to have found family and now he has 4 siblings which is amazing!!
salute him... he seems happy with his life now with his supportive partner and child... never see any bitterness in his eyes... wish them all the best in life
This coming monday june 4th. My mom who is 72 years old will meet her full sister for the very first time ever. Neither of them knew the other existed until last year. Both were given up at birth. I cant wait
I remember reading about this baby found in a manger so many years ago. I'm astonished that I am privileged to see him meet his siblings. I especially loved the line where one sister said, "He looks like our Uncle John." It seemed to close any gap and pull him tightly into the family. Blessings on all of you!
My dad is best friends with Robert, and apperently knew his mother. I can't believe his reaction when his best friend's mother was a jerk to Roberts brother.
My mother was raised in foster care and never knew who her mother was. Luckily using ancestry dna and online searches I was able to fine her sisters and brothers. Sadly she passed away when was 18 but this was something I was able to still do for her. I also found out that my birth father was not the person I had been brought up thinking it was. All I can say is as more and more people take DNA tests a lot of family secrets will come to see the light.
Yep! We found out that my great-grandfather wasn't who we thought he was.. and that our family name isn't even ours. After relating this to a great-aunt, it was revealed that my grandfather was adopted as an adolescent by my grandmothers last husband. Totally had to re-do my family tree on Ancestry.
hahah Yes we found a lot of family, a lot of babies not belonging to the men who raised them and many given away! people were scandalous way back when ..
That's how we found my dad's birth mother. My mom's mother is a genealogist & we all knew my dad was adopted so for his Christmas/birthday present she got him an Ancestry DNA kit. His parents made sure he knew he was adopted, I think they wanted to make sure he didn't resent them for not telling him. He met his mom when he was 54, which was 2015 or so. The only things we knew was that she was a redhead, she was 18 when he was born, & that she didn't even get to see his face or know whether it was a boy or a girl. She did keep the 2 kids she had after him but we haven't met her other son/my dad's youngest brother. (Her second child died when he was 7 from some illness that I can't remember, maybe TB?)
I understand his desire for answers but I also see Pam Slaton is invading peoples privacy. I feel the same way about Find A Grave. Just because you CAN find information doesnt mean you have any right to it.
@@queenbee3647 I think ethically we are past the need for privacy over the need to be aware of family connection. Instead we need to be more aware that bio parents can't always be involved with their offspring. And we need to be gracious to those that have given up children. The focus should always be despite reason for the abandonment - shame secret etc - a beautiful human being has still been born. The child at the centre should know their history and possible family connections even if there is terrible drama around their conception or birth. The drama doesn't have to define lives going forward. A child out of wedlock used to be a big deal now it's just not.
@The Man the Myth Jordan I guess that's part of the reason why DJ didn't have any hatred towards her. As he said that was the safest place she thought to left him in. She still meant well for him. Maybe she's too young back then to raise a child.
@@aeliseyang9812 true, but the way you guys are too quick to make excuses for these ladies makes me genuinely curious about a lot of things. The woman/mother will always get a “but atleast”, “well considering”, etc but not the man/father.
He has the face and body of his brother...there is no doubt regarding his blood connection...this story is so heartbreaking and so uplifting at the same time...😭
She probably got pregnant out of wedlock and knew she couldn't keep him bc she would've been shut out by the community. My entire family is from another country town in tx thats devout Catholic and to this day, stigma and gossip keep that town heart beating just like it did in 1940
Casey Neu umm no 😂 we’re in America nobody cares if you get pregnant out of wedlock it’s literally a normal thing so bye even back then it was !! Like i don’t care if I’m married or not and ahh religion the one thing I hate because in my opinion catholic and Christians and Mormons judge others so
I don't think I'll ever go searching for my family again. In 2016 when was 16, I found and met my Dad, but things fell apart and I endured 3 abusive, hellish years before I finally cut him off. There are still so many siblings and family members I haven't met, but I'm absolutely terrified and sick to my stomach just thinking about connecting with anyone else.
Shirley lopez ...DNA tests cost only around $100. (they have sales before Christmas sometimes, ASK for that for Christmas!) & at least SOME of yr family won't reject you! Go for it before someone dies! You'd be no worse off than you are now.
Brought tears to my eyes as someone who has been abandoned as an adult ,sometimes one finds happiness later rather than earlier in life. They all seem so kind .he too. What a beautiful happy end .
Alot of the time mothers give up their children due to circumstances rather than not wanting them. The fact this mom had other children shows that. It must have been heartbreaking for her
My daughter just found her sperm donor dad using 23 & Me. He was happy to meet her and they spent a week getting to know one another. He knew his donations resulted in at least ten other babies being born, since the sperm bank was an unusual one and donors could find out if they wished. My daughter tells me she and her biological dad have lots in common! He’s 89 years old and she is 30. They went hiking twice, ate sushi, enjoyed a music festival, went drinking, and had a great time. My daughter looks a lot like him in his younger years. Having a donor is interesting because it’s mysterious. I always wondered if I saw him, would I know he was the one? Seeing his picture, it was obvious! I’m sure many, even most donors wouldn’t want a relationship with their offspring...
I am sooooo happy for DJ and his wonderful family. May they all be blessed and this be the start of filling their lives with loving memories of one another.
This breaks my heart. I know his birth mother did this for what she felt was best for him and her but it is heartbreaking to know he was just left. I think her leaving him to the manger was her way of loving him and her way of saying she loved him but knew she couldn't take care of him. I can fully understand his need to find his birth parents. It's a blessing he was adopted and raised in a good home with loving parents. seeing him get to meet his siblings, hate he didn't get the chance to meet his mother and hopefully one day he can find his birth father
Margaret Howard I would imagine it’s thinking how awful a position she had to be in to do what she did and knowing it’s a heavy secret she held to herself for the rest of her life.
Glad he found his siblings. I wonder if his mom continued to go to that church to watch him grow up, or if he even ended up going there after being adopted.
I am so impressed with DNA results. One of my girls found a loving father, at her 50th year. Finding out a high family and a father that had been looking for her only we had left the State of her birth. So rewarding that due to DNA they found each other. He saw her when she 2 now at 50. 48 years later. Fantastic.
3/4/18....Absolutely amazing that DNA led to this "manger baby's" living family members after all these yrs. I'm sure his mother did what she thought wax the best for him when she left him in that "safe place".... GOD BLESS THEM ALL!
My brother was adopted, his mom moved and gave birth then went home with no one being aware. He did ancestry DNA and found a cousin. He also was made aware of 2 1/2 brothers. His parents were deceased but found his older brother (5years older) remembered going to California for a year but never knew his mom had a baby. He was living in the same city as my brother. Needless to say it was a shock but they have met. He plans on meeting his other brother as well as cousins.
Kenadi Lacour no worries, judging by your name, you don’t seem to be naturally english a skeleton in a closet is just another way of saying a bad secret or maybe morally wrong one
Same. I found out my great grandfather had been living a double life. He had 2 families that didn't know about each other. He ended up completely abandoning one (my grandfather). Also went to visit my grandfather's grave - found out that he committed suicide when he was just 18 years old. Saddest thing is that when I went to his grave site (keep in mind he was buried like 50 years ago) there was no headstone - just a stick in the ground with a tag attached. I'm working really hard to try and get a head stone put on his grave but it's very complicated. Everyone deserves a little dignity in death.
Ahhh Mann!! I was so strong..up until as he told his siblings his stories..seeing his sisters start crying..yup..couldn't hold it in..lost it..burst into tears right there with this story.😭🥺 But such a beautiful end with it..to have even more family..and they all seem like such warm, loving, sincere, graceful people. So I really hope they now, after meeting each other, are close and get together regularly. More loved ones who love u and for u to love, in this world, the better!!!! 💜🥰💜🥰 God bless you DJ🙏🏼🙏🏼.and also to ur beautiful wonderful family who adopted you and raised u as their own, and to your new family, who seem like they couldn't wait to know you better more and more, and start relationship with you into their siblings circle..to get to kno and love another brother they were blessed with after so so many years! Seems like such an amazing/beautiful family. And abandoning anything, especially a child, has the greatest than not, potential in becoming an awful, horrible, tragic situation..but this one seems to have ended with being a beautiful, blessed and happy outcome from the moment he was found in that manger.. 🥰💜 Being so Blessed, that he was left in such a safe safe spot, and was placed, as a baby, with what they say we're great, wonderful, loving parents/family, and adopting him as their very own, blessed that he seems to have gotten to grow up happy and loved and SAFE! For more so than not, the outcomes with abandoning children..and infants days old to boot..isn't always something that gets a happy ending like this story right here. And seems like such a lovely, gentle, well-rounded, well-raised, living soul..and hard to ignore that all those wonderful traits it appears he has..had to come from somewhere.. I'm actually feeling like I'm pretty much very sure, that those special people..those BEAUTIFUL ANGELS here on earth👼😇👼😇🙏, those angels..his parents..who adopted him, and raised, nurtured, and loved him..as their own flesh and blood..played thee pivotal role of just how well and special, he turned out to be..seems like he was someone who remained on a healthy loving path thru life (..as far back as even infancy).. It coulda been easy to rebel, act out, following down a dangerous, dark, and maybe even tragic path, that unfortunately is seen a lot in kids-young/early adult years, who had a rough start from birth, abandoned, adopted, etc..letting the feeling of being not wanted by ur bio mom/dad/family..and that hurt to gnaw on from the inside and act out from that hurt that they constantly struggle to keep contained, and maintained😢😫😵. He seems he prob beat all that and was blessed that his parents, who knew how to love and raise him with such love, thus resulting of him becoming a very very good MAN! So impressed and inspired by him and his story from his start in life and thru the years, to this very moment. I feel He no doubt, IN MY MIND, EARRRNNED that right..that gift..that blessing..to kno his beginnings, meet his bio family, and live rest of his life with more to add to his already wonderful family, a sort of closure for him..getting the answers he longed for to know about..and makes me so so happy for him to get, in return of growing up into one hell-uva (oops..sorry 🤭🤫😇) amazing man in life, as well as an incredible partner/husband👨❤️💋👨👬💜 (not sure I picked up if that was said or not, if he was now married to his partner or boyfriend? And so..calling him both here in case🙊) and most importantly..the very best outstanding and loving father, to his own lil boy!!!👨👨👦👌🏼👏🏼👼🏼🙌🏼 Glad his story was shared so publicly like this, nice to hear beautiful news stories like his right here..and it be during a time of so much hate, negativity, turmoil, chaos, mayhem, wars, killings.. Unfortunately, there's beyond massive amounts of the news stories reporting/covering, mostly tragic, negative, evils of the mind and world, these days. Thank you so much for that! God Bless!!🙏🏼😌😇 Xoxo💜💜
This is a wonderful man..he has no hate right now and grew up with many questions I imagine.. We dont know the reasons his birth mother did what she did but thank God he was raised by amazing loving people ❤
It’s a heartbreaking story my heart goes out to the mother that had to give up that baby that sweet child she did her best God bless her and I’m so glad that you found your family you’re a beautiful man your mother would’ve been so proud of you ❤
Our mother's birth mom had 7 children when she was pregnant w our mom. It was a difficult pregnancy & Gramma Hazel wasn't expected to make it through the child birth. She agreed early on in her pregnancy to allow her sister, Florence to adopt our mom. Gramma Florence was a mid-wife & delivered mom. Both Gramma Hazel & our mother made it through the child birth but they decided to go through w the adoption. At the age of 11, mom was digging in this trunk she was told never to look in & found she was adopted. A lot of her cousins were now her brothers & sisters. She even almost fell for her own brother at the age of 12. She thought he was the most handsome boy shed ever seen, then it was revealed that he was her brother!! The only thing she regrets is that when she met her birth father, she didn't know he was her dad & he didn't know she was his daughter. Congrats to DJ in finding his birth family!
What a beautiful story. The mother did the best she could. I cant think of a better thing for the baby. She could have put him in a dumpster, abused him and or killed him. She gave life. She tried. No judgement here. Why she did and who the dad is? Whats more story about the mom?
Similar thing happened to my dad. He was devastated to discover that the mother he loved so dearly could have done such a thing. The woman who was his youngest sister, full blood, was given up for adoption.
My friend and his mom worked at a courier service, a new girl was hired, my friend and his mom became close friends with her, it was found out in conversation the girl was looking for her bio mom, and my friends mom said really, im looking for my baby i gave up for adoption, months later it was learned, the mom and her new best friend were indeed true mom and daughter, what are the chances of that happening?..... I told my friend and his mom and his sister...it indeed is a true miracle,....things are meant to happen, and miracles happen everyday, life is a miracle, love is its gift.
I found out two years ago that my mother had a baby prior to my oldest brother and myself being born. My mother is still alive at 85 years old and even though she knows who the dad is or was, we like her do not know what happened to the child when she gave the child up in Michigan. Of course it's difficult to go forward as just a (sibling or child), and adult to find out the information when our mother still alive. It's hard to make decisions like that and realize it's not your place. Some might think well the first child needs to know their mother is still alive, and I agree but my father is still also alive and they are both married still to each other. If I were to go forward and get a DNA test to see if I have a sibling out there and I find the boy or a man by now because mother said her first child was a boy, I would be labeled as a troublemaker for looking this person up. This is a catch-22 I'm sure for many whose parent got impregnated in the fifties. This boy would have been born between 1954 & 1955 and would have been born in the Detroit Michigan area. Where the child would have went from there I don't know. Mom said people by the name of Shaffer's would be good to the baby. Mom's maiden name is Morrison. Mom went to Detroit with her bff Helen Shaffer. Those are the only Clues I have. Mom has dementia but she still has old time memories. My mom does not live in Detroit and was not from the area. this is the best I can do to help anybody out there that possibly looking and or is still alive to look. So I feel sad for some who might not get the chance to meet a parent who is still alive. Just sharing and caring. 😶
