A Lonely Childhood Led to a Search for Identity
S4, Ep. 13: Patrick
Patrick Hawes was born in North Carolina on August 10, 1970, and officially adopted in September 1970. From an early age,
Patrick knew he was adopted because his adopted mom was Japanese and his adopted father was American but he didn’t look at all
Japanese. Patrick never really desired to search for his birth family during his childhood. He was raised in a good home and
was well taken care of but there was a distance between him and his adopted mom which led to many of his adoption issues
including loneliness, fear, and pain. He often thought of searching for his birth mom but being in the military and moving
combined with the adoption laws in North Carolina made it extremely difficult and he often wanted to give up! Patrick finally began searching for his birth family at the age of 45 and through the magic of Facebook was able to find his birth mom, sister, and maternal Aunt- he has been in reunion with them since 2015 and while there have been many ups and downs, he wouldn’t change a thing.
Also in this episode, Sarah and Louise discuss American Baby by Gabrielle Glaser.
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